Bill Text: TX SR71 | 2013 | 83rd Legislature 1st Special Session | Enrolled
Bill Title: Expressing commitment to the elimination of illegal fishing.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)
Status: (Passed) 2013-06-14 - Reported enrolled [SR71 Detail]
Download: Texas-2013-SR71-Enrolled.html
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WHEREAS, Illegal, unreported, and unregulated fishing is a | ||
global problem with serious economic, environmental, and | ||
security implications; and | ||
WHEREAS, Worldwide, illegal fishing accounts for economic | ||
losses of up to $23 billion per year; such activity is largely | ||
conducted by foreign fleets at the expense of United States | ||
fishermen, coastal communities, and the sustainability of global | ||
fish stocks; and | ||
WHEREAS, Illegal fishing is of particular consequence in | ||
Texas, where the Gulf Coast waters supply seafood for the | ||
American public and support the hospitality industry, | ||
tourism-related businesses, and vibrant recreational fishing; | ||
not only does illegal fishing result in economic losses to the | ||
Texas fishing industry and other coastal businesses, but it also | ||
is a threat to the sustainability of our fisheries and to the | ||
Texas Gulf Coast ecosystem; and | ||
WHEREAS, Vessels involved with illegal fishing are also | ||
associated with other crimes, including drug trafficking, human | ||
trafficking, and illegal immigration, and the incursion by these | ||
foreign fishing vessels into United States waters constitutes a | ||
violation of our sovereignty; now, therefore, be it | ||
RESOLVED, That the Senate of the State of Texas, 83rd | ||
Legislature, 1st Called Session, hereby express its commitment | ||
to the elimination of illegal fishing, to the long-term | ||
conservation of Texas marine resources, and to the protection of | ||
the Texas Gulf Coast fishing and coastal communities. | ||
Taylor | ||
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President of the Senate | ||
I hereby certify that the | ||
above Resolution was adopted by | ||
the Senate on June 14, 2013. | ||
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Secretary of the Senate | ||
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Member, Texas Senate |