INTERNATIONAL FISHERY CONSERVATION IN THE CENTRAL BERING SEA.

SEC. 703. INTERNATIONAL FISHERY CONSERVATION IN THE CENTRAL BERING SEA. It is the sense of the Congress that— (1) the United States should take appropriate measures to conserve the resources of the Doughnut Hole, a small enclave of international waters in the central Bering Sea, encircled 107 STAT. 2447by the Exclusive Economic Zones of the United States and the Russian Federation; (2) the United States should continue its pursuit of an international agreement, consistent with its rights as a coastal state, to ensure proper management for future commercial viability of these natural resources; (3) the United States, working closely with the Russian Federation should, in accordance with international law and through multilateral consultations or through other means, promote effective international programs for the implementation and enforcement of regulations of the fisheries by those nations that fish in the Doughnut Hole; (4) the United States nonetheless should be mindful of its management responsibility in this regard and of its rights in accordance with international law to fully utilize the stock within its own exclusive economic zone; (5) the United States should accept as an urgent duty the need to conserve for future generations the Aleutian Basin pollock stock and should carry out that duty by taking all necessary measures, in accordance with international law; and (6) the United States should foster further multilateral cooperation leading to international consensus on management of the Doughnut Hole resources through the fullest use of diplomatic channels and appropriate domestic and international law and should explore all other available options and means for conservation and management of these living marine resources.