National Fishing Enhancement Act of 1984

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National Fishing Enhancement Act of 1984

Other short titles	Antarctic Marine Living Resources Convention Act of 1984
Long title	A bill to establish national standards for the construction and siting of artificial reefs in the waters of the United States in order to enhance fishery resources and fishing opportunities and for other purposes.
Acronyms (colloquial)	NFEA
Nicknames	Fishery Conservation and Management Act of 1984
Enacted by	the 98th United States Congress
Effective	November 8, 1984
Citations
Public law	Pub. L. 98–623
Statutes at Large	98 Stat. 3394
Codification
Titles amended	33 U.S.C.: Navigable Waters
U.S.C. sections created	33 U.S.C. ch. 35 § 2101 et seq.
Legislative history
Introduced in the House as H.R. 5447 by John Breaux (D-LA) on April 12, 1984 Committee consideration by House Merchant Marine and Fisheries, House Public Works and Transportation Passed the House on October 4, 1984 (Passed voice vote, in lieu of H.R. 6342) Passed the Senate on October 10, 1984 (Passed voice vote, in lieu of H.R. 6342) Signed into law by President Ronald Reagan on November 8, 1984

National Fishing Enhancement Act of 1984 is a federal statute delineating codification for the construction, habitat settings, and monitoring of artificial reefs in the United States maritime boundary. The Act of Congress declares degradation of fishery habitats and overfishing have created a declivity in the shoaling and schooling yields of United States saltwater fish resources. The Act asserts artificial reefs have potential for economic relief concerning the United States coastal economies where aquaculture operations have soaring energy costs adversely burdening their expenditures for the commercial fishing and recreational fishing conservation practices.

The United States House of Representatives bill 5447 was superseded by the U.S. House bill 6342 supporting the governance of the international fishery agreements with Iceland and the European Economic Community.^[1][2] The United States marine conservation decree endorses the Convention for the Conservation of Antarctic Marine Living Resources as an international relations agreement encompassing the Antarctic Treaty System. The United States international fishery agreements foster the regulations and rulings of the Magnuson–Stevens Fishery Conservation and Management Act enacted into law in 1976. The H.R. 6342 title provides a declaration of;

An Act approve governing international fishery agreements with Iceland and the EEC; to establish national standards for artificial reefs; to implement the Convention on Conservation of Antarctic Marine Living Resources; and for the other purposes.

— 98th United States Congress, Fishery Conservation and Management Act of 1984, Congress.gov

The H.R. 6342 legislation, superseding the H.R. 5447 bill, was approved by the 98th United States Congress and enacted into law by the 40th president of the United States Ronald Reagan on November 8, 1984.