Further Enforcement Efforts to Curb Driftnet Fishing by South Pacific States

Thursday, August 1, 1991, the Senate passed by voice vote legisltation that would require the President to impose economic sanctions on countries that employ drift net fishing. The "Driftnet Moratorium Enforcement Act of 1991" establishes that the U.S. will secure a permanent  ban on the use of destructive fishing practices, with special emphasis on large scale driftnets. The Act specifically targets Korea,  Japan, and Taiwan.