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H. Rept. 115-506,Part 1 1 (2018-01-10)

handle is hein.congrecreports/crptxaiqn0001 and id is 1 raw text is: AUTHENTICATED r U.S. GOVERNMENT INFORMATION 4 115TH CONGRESS REPT.115-506 2d Session j HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES Part 1 TO ENSURE FAIR TREATMENT IN LICENSING REQUIRE- MENTS FOR THE EXPORT OF CERTAIN ECHINODERMS JANUARY 10, 2018.-Committed to the Committee of the Whole House on the State of the Union and ordered to be printed Mr. BISHOP of Utah, from the Committee on Natural Resources, submitted the following REPORT [To accompany H.R. 2504] [Including cost estimate of the Congressional Budget Office] The Committee on Natural Resources, to whom was referred the bill (H.R. 2504) to ensure fair treatment in licensing requirements for the export of certain echinoderms, having considered the same, report favorably thereon without amendment and recommend that the bill do pass. PURPOSE OF THE BILL The purpose of H.R. 2504 is to ensure fair treatment in licensing requirements for the export of certain echinoderms. BACKGROUND AND NEED FOR LEGISLATION In Maine, green sea urchins inhabit the shallow waters off the Atlantic coast. Sea urchins are generally harvested for their roe, more commonly known as uni, which is a delicacy food item in Japan, Europe, and more recently in the U.S. Maine sea urchin landings in 2014 were almost 2 million pounds valued at $5.4 mil- lion.1 Sea urchins are typically harvested by hand by divers but can also be harvested by fishing vessels outfitted with dragging nets. In Maine, diving is the primary technique used to harvest the species, with roughly 115 divers harvesting 60 percent of the State's landings. While targeting different types of sea urchins, harvesting is also a significant fishery off parts of California's 'Maine Department of Marine Resources: 2010-2014 Commercial Maine Landings, February 25, 2015. 79-006