"Today, I am pleased to sign into law H.R. 6452, the Ensuring Access to Pacific Fisheries Act, which implements the Convention on the Conservation and Management of High Seas Fisheries Resources in the North Pacific Ocean… the South Pacific Ocean and the amendments to the Convention on Future Multilateral Cooperation in the Northwest Atlantic Fisheries," the release stated on Friday.
The bill will better enable the US to combat illegal, unregulated and unreported fishing, the release noted.
In addition, the bill will prevent destructive fishing practices and contribute to the long-term preservation of fisheries resources in the high seas, the release also said.
The bill stipulates five commissioners must represent the United States on the North Pacific Commission and speak on behalf of the country before the international body, the release added.
