REPORT ON SOURCES AND IMPACTS OF DERELICT FISHING GEAR.

SEC. 135. REPORT ON SOURCES AND IMPACTS OF DERELICT FISHING GEAR. Not later than 2 years after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Under Secretary shall submit to Congress a report that includes— (1) an analysis of the scale of fishing gear losses by domestic and foreign fisheries, including— (A) how the amount of gear lost varies among— (i) domestic and foreign fisheries; (ii) types of fishing gear; and (iii) methods of fishing; (B) how lost fishing gear is transported by ocean currents; and (C) common reasons fishing gear is lost; (2) an evaluation of the ecological, human health, and maritime safety impacts of derelict fishing gear, and how those impacts vary across— (A) types of fishing gear; (B) materials used to construct fishing gear; and (C) geographic location; (3) recommendations on management measures— (A) to prevent fishing gear losses; and (B) to reduce the impacts of lost fishing gear; (4) an assessment of the cost of implementing such management measures; and (5) an assessment of the impact of fishing gear loss attributable to foreign countries.