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U.S. GOVERNMENT
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108TH CONGRESS REPORT
2d Session HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 108-507
MARINE TURTLE CONSERVATION ACT OF 2003
MAY 20, 2004.-Committed to the Committee of the Whole House on the State of
the Union and ordered to be printed
Mr. POMBO, from the Committee on Resources,
submitted the following
REPORT
[To accompany H.R. 3378]
[Including cost estimate of the Congressional Budget Office]
The Committee on Resources, to whom was referred the bill
(H.R. 3378) to assist in the conservation of marine turtles and the
nesting habitats of marine turtles in foreign countries, having con-
sidered the same, report favorably thereon without amendment and
recommend that the bill do pass.
PURPOSE OF THE BILL
The purpose of H.R. 3378 is to assist in the conservation of ma-
rine turtles and the nesting habitats of marine turtles in foreign
countries.
BACKGROUND AND NEED FOR LEGISLATION
Marine turtles have existed in the world's oceans for more than
100 million years. As recently as the 19th century, marine turtles
were abundant and the population of several species exceeded more
than a million animals. As a result of foreign fishing practices, the
destruction of nesting habitat, poaching for their eggs, meat and
shells, marine debris and ocean pollution, a number of marine tur-
tle species have become extinct.
It is generally recognized that there are seven distinct species of
marine turtles in the world. Six of these species including green,
hawksbill, Kemp's Ridley, leatherback, loggerhead and olive ridley
are found in U.S. waters. In the United States, the National Ma-
rine Fisheries Service has jurisdiction over sea turtles in the water,
while the Fish and Wildlife Service is responsible for them on land.
Each of these species are listed under our Endangered Species Act
and Appendix I of the Convention on International Trade in En-
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