Speech on the 200-Mile Fishing Zone Law Before the Subcommittee on Fisheries and Wildlife Conservation, House Merchant Marine and Fisheries Committee

Identifier

PUA_MS147_236

Title

Speech on the 200-Mile Fishing Zone Law Before the Subcommittee on Fisheries and Wildlife Conservation, House Merchant Marine and Fisheries Committee

Description

Before the Subcommittee on Fisheries and Wildlife Conservation, and the House Merchant Marine and Fisheries Committee, Congressman Les AuCoin brought attention to a loophole in passed legislation that he otherwise favored, the 200-mile fishing zone law. The 200-mile fishing zone aimed to protect the U.S. fishing industry by prioritizing American fishermen within 200 miles of the U.S. coastline. Congressman AuCoin expressed how foreign investors got around the law by investing in the American fishing industry. Les AuCoin proposed amendments to the original law in order to ensure the prioritization of American fisherman. This is one of a collection of digitized objects from the Les AuCoin Papers (MS.147) at the Pacific University Archives. AuCoin served in the Oregon House of Representatives (1971-1975) and in the United States House of Representatives from Oregon's 1st District (1975-1993).

Creator

AuCoin, Les

Date: Year(s)

1977

Date: Display

July 18, 1977

Subject

United States. Congress. House.

Legislators--United States

Bills, Legislative

Fishery policy

Place

United States

Source

Pacific University Archives

Copyright

http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/NoC-CR/1.0/

Type

Text