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U.S. GOVERNMENT
INFORMATION
GPO
116TH CONGRESS 1 1 REPT. 116-249
1st Session HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES Part 1
ALBATROSS AND PETREL CONSERVATION ACT
OCTOBER 22, 2019.-Committed to the Committee of the Whole House on the State
of the Union and ordered to be printed
Mr. GRIJALVA, from the Committee on Natural Resources,
submitted the following
REPORT
together with
DISSENTING VIEWS
[To accompany H.R. 1305]
[Including cost estimate of the Congressional Budget Office]
The Committee on Natural Resources, to whom was referred the
bill (H.R. 1305) to implement the Agreement on the Conservation
of Albatrosses and Petrels, and for other purposes, having consid-
ered the same, reports favorably thereon without amendment and
recommends that the bill do pass.
PURPOSE OF THE BILL
The purpose of H.R. 1305 is to implement the Agreement on the
Conservation of Albatrosses and Petrels.
BACKGROUND AND NEED FOR LEGISLATION
Albatrosses and petrels are among the most endangered species
of migratory seabirds in the world. Their long migratory ranges,
spanning most of the globe, and their dependence on coastal and
marine habitat, have resulted in numerous threats to their popu-
lations from interactions with fishing gear, introduced predators
and invasive species, disease, land use changes, and disturbance of
nesting sites.
Longline and trawl fishing pose grave threats to many species of
albatrosses and petrels. According to a 2011 literature review, po-
tentially more than 320,000 seabirds per year are caught as by-
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