Ill STAT. 1134 PUBLIC LAW 105-42—AUG. 15, 1997 Commerce, and to the Inter-American Tropical Tuna Commission. " (b) OTHER RESEARCH.— "(1) IN GENERAL.—In addition to conducting the research described in subsection (a), the Secretary shall, in consultation with the Marine Mammal Commission and in cooperation with the nations participating in the International Dolphin Conservation Program and the Inter-American Tropical Tuna Commission, undertake or support appropriate scientific research to further the goals of the International Dolphin Conservation Program. "(2) SPECIFIC AREAS OF RESEARCH. —Research carried out under paragraph (1) may include— "(A) projects to devise cost-effective fishing methods and gear so as to reduce, with the goal of eliminating, the incidental mortality and serious injury of marine mammals in connection with commercial purse seine fishing in the eastern tropical Pacific Ocean; "(B) projects to develop cost-effective methods of fishing for mature yellowfin tuna without setting nets on dolphins or other marine mammals; "(C) projects to carry out stock assessments for those marine mammal species and marine mammal stocks taken in the purse seine fishery for yellowfin tuna in the eastern tropical Pacific Ocean, including species or stocks not within waters under the jurisdiction of the United States; and "(D) projects to determine the extent to which the incidental take of nontarget species, including juvenile tuna, occurs in the course of purse seine fishing for yellowfin tuna in the eastern tropical Pacific Ocean, the geographic location of the incidental take, and the impact of that incidental taike on tuna stocks and nontarget species. "(c) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.— "(1) There are authorized to be appropriated to the Secretary the following amounts, to be used by the Secretary to carry out the research described in subsection (a): " (A) $4,000,000 for fiscal year 1998. "(B) $3,000,000 for fiscal year 1999. "(C) $4,000,000 for fiscal year 2000. "(D) $1,000,000 for fiscal year 2001. "(2) In addition to the amount authorized to be appropriated under paragraph (1), there Eire authorized to be appropriated to the Secretary for carrying out this section $3,000,000 for each of the fiscal years 1998, 1999, 2000, and 2001. 16 USC 1415. "SEC. 305. REPORTS BY THE SECRETARY. "Notwithstanding section 103(f), the Secretary shall submit annual reports to the Congress which include— "(1) results of research conducted pursuant to section 304; "(2) a description of the status and trends of stocks of tuna; "(3) a description of the efforts to assess, avoid, reduce, and minimize the bycatch ofjuvenile yellowfin tuna and bycatch of nontarget species;
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