Week Ending Friday, December 15, 2006

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Author: George W. Bush  | Date: December 9, 2006

Statement on Congressional Passage of Fisheries Management Legislation,
December 9, 2006

I applaud Congress for working in a bipartisan manner to pass a stronger Magnuson-Stevens Act. Our Nation is committed to maintaining our thriving commercial and recreational fishing communities. This bill embraces my priorities of ending overfishing and rebuilding our Nation’s fish stocks through more effective, market-based management and tougher enforcement. This landmark legislation also provides stronger tools to achieve progress internationally to ensure healthy fish stocks, promote better management, and halt destructive fishing practices based on sound science.

Since my administration released the Ocean Action Plan in 2004, we have been making great strides in our efforts to make our oceans, coasts, and Great Lakes cleaner, healthier, and more productive. Enactment of this bill is one of the top priorities of the Ocean Action Plan and is another significant bipartisan environmental achievement.

Note: The statement referred to H.R. 5946.

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Chicago: George W. Bush, "Statement on Congressional Passage of Fisheries Management Legislation, December 9, 2006," Week Ending Friday, December 15, 2006 in United States. Executive Office of the President, Weekly Compilation of Presidential Documents, Week Ending Friday, December 15, 2006 (Washington, D.C.: U.S. Government Printing Office, 2006), 42:2150 Original Sources, accessed April 25, 2024, http://www.originalsources.com/Document.aspx?DocID=8DTP164WZDNXUIC.

MLA: Bush, George W. "Statement on Congressional Passage of Fisheries Management Legislation, December 9, 2006." Week Ending Friday, December 15, 2006, in United States. Executive Office of the President, Weekly Compilation of Presidential Documents, Week Ending Friday, December 15, 2006 (Washington, D.C.: U.S. Government Printing Office, 2006), 42:2150, Original Sources. 25 Apr. 2024. http://www.originalsources.com/Document.aspx?DocID=8DTP164WZDNXUIC.

Harvard: Bush, GW, 'Statement on Congressional Passage of Fisheries Management Legislation, December 9, 2006' in Week Ending Friday, December 15, 2006. cited in , United States. Executive Office of the President, Weekly Compilation of Presidential Documents, Week Ending Friday, December 15, 2006 (Washington, D.C.: U.S. Government Printing Office, 2006), 42:2150. Original Sources, retrieved 25 April 2024, from http://www.originalsources.com/Document.aspx?DocID=8DTP164WZDNXUIC.