PUBLIC LAW 102-567—OCT. 29, 1992 106 STAT. 4289

SEC. 310. UNITED STATES GULF OF MEXICO AND SOUTH ATLANTIC
SHRIMP FISHERY STUDY.

(a) STUDY.—(1) The Secretary of Commerce shall conduct a
comprehensive economic study to provide baseline information to
guide policy decisions on the future of the United States Gulf
of Mexico and South Atlantic shrimp fishery. Funds shall only
be expended under the terms of paragraph (2) of this section.

(2) The study shall—

(A) gather information as to the extent to which govern-
mental and economic factors have affected or may affect the
United States Gulf of Mexico and South Atlantic shrimp fishery;

(B) attempt to expand available historical data through
survey contacts and cooperation with the industry; and

(C) incorporate the results of the studies on the United
States Gulf of Mexico and South Atlantic shrimp fishery that
are underway or completed on the date this section is effective.

(b) REPORT.—The Secretary of Commerce shall submit a report
to Congress detailing the results of this study no later than October
1,1993.

(c) AUTHORIZATION.—There is authorized to be appropriated
to carry out the provisions of this section $1,000,000 for fiscal
year 1993. None of the funds authorized under section 304(g) of
the Magnuson Fishery Conservation and Management Act (16
U.S.C. 1854(g)) may be used to carry out the provisions of this
section.

SEC. 311. REPORT ON SATELLITE CAPABILITIES FOR FISHERIES
ENFORCEMENT.

(a) IN GENERAL.—Not later than six months after the date
of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Commerce, in consulta-
tion with the heads of other Federal agencies, shall prepare and
submit to the Committee on Merchant Marine and Fisheries of
the House of Representatives and the Committee on Commerce,
Science, and Transportation of the Senate, a report describing how
current and planned satellite capabilities of the Federal Government
can aid in the enforcement of Federal fisheries laws and inter-
national fisheries conservation programs.

(b) REPORT CONTENTS.—The report under subsection (a) shall
include consideration of—

(1) active, transponder-based systems and passive, vessel
signature-based technologies capable of localizing or identi-
fying individual vessels without the use of vessel-carried
transmitters;

(2) the resolution, coverage periods, and all-weather
effectiveness of each technology and the real-time data delivery
capacity of the various systems;

(3) a description of the technological requirements (includ-
ing data processing and transfer procedures) and institutional
requirements necessary to transfer satellite data to end users
for management and enforcement purposes; and

(4) the status of foreign civil satellites and the feasibility
of their application to international vessel location and monitor-
ing.