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Title 16, Chapter 38 — Fishery Conservation and Management

65 sections

Section 1801
Findings, purposes and policy
Section 1802
Definitions
Section 1803
Authorization of appropriations
Section 1811
United States sovereign rights to fish and fishery management authority
Section 1812
Highly migratory species
Section 1813
Omitted
omitted
Section 1821
Foreign fishing
Section 1822
International fishery agreements
Section 1823
Congressional oversight of international fishery agreements
Section 1824
Permits for foreign fishing
Section 1825
Import prohibitions
Section 1826
Large-scale driftnet fishing
Section 1826a
Denial of port privileges and sanctions for high seas large-scale driftnet fishing
Section 1826b
Duration of denial of port privileges and sanctions
Section 1826c
Definitions
Section 1826d
Prohibition
Section 1826e
Negotiations
Section 1826f
Certification
Section 1826g
Enforcement
Section 1826h
Biennial report on international compliance
Section 1826i
Action to strengthen international fishery management organizations
Section 1826j
Illegal, unreported, or unregulated fishing
Section 1826k
Equivalent conservation measures
Section 1827
Observer program regarding certain foreign fishing
Section 1827a
Prohibition on sale of billfish
Section 1828
Foreign fishing incursions
Section 1829
International monitoring and compliance
Section 1851
National standards for fishery conservation and management
Section 1852
Regional Fishery Management Councils
Section 1853
Contents of fishery management plans
Section 1853a
Limited access privilege programs
Section 1854
Action by Secretary
Section 1855
Other requirements and authority
Section 1856
State jurisdiction
Section 1857
Prohibited acts
Section 1858
Civil penalties and permit sanctions
Section 1859
Criminal offenses
Section 1860
Civil forfeitures
Section 1861
Enforcement
Section 1861a
Transition to sustainable fisheries
Section 1861b
Fisheries enforcement plans and reporting
Section 1862
North Pacific fisheries conservation
Section 1863
Northwest Atlantic Ocean Fisheries Reinvestment Program
Section 1864
Repealed. Pub. L. 117–328, div. S, title II, § 203(a), Dec. 29, 2022, 136 Stat. 5269
repealed
Section 1865
Bycatch reduction engineering program
Section 1866
Shark feeding
Section 1867
Cooperative research and management program
Section 1868
Herring study
Section 1869
Restoration study
Section 1870
Required possession of descending devices
Section 1881
Registration and information management
Section 1881a
Information collection
Section 1881b
Observers
Section 1881c
Fisheries research
Section 1881d
Incidental harvest research
Section 1882
Fisheries systems research
Section 1883
Gulf of Mexico red snapper research
Section 1884
Deep sea coral research and technology program
Section 1885
Seafood import monitoring program
Section 1885a
Report on Seafood Import Monitoring Program
Section 1891
Investment in United States seafood processing facilities
Section 1891a
Community-based restoration program for fishery and coastal habitats
Section 1891b
Fisheries Conservation and Management Fund
Section 1891c
United States catch history
Section 1891d
Secretarial representative for international fisheries