46 USC § 6104 - Commercial fishing industry vessel casualty statistics

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identifier: "/us/usc/t46/s6104"
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legal_status: "official_legal_evidence"
title: "46 USC § 6104 - Commercial fishing industry vessel casualty statistics"
title_number: 46
title_name: "SHIPPING"
section_number: "6104"
section_name: "Commercial fishing industry vessel casualty statistics"
chapter_number: 61
chapter_name: "REPORTING MARINE CASUALTIES"
part_number: "D"
part_name: "Marine Casualties"
positive_law: true
currency: "119-84"
last_updated: "2026-03-26"
format_version: "1.1.0"
generator: "[email protected]"
source_credit: "(Added Pub. L. 100–424, § 4(a), Sept. 9, 1988, 102 Stat. 1590.)"
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# § 6104. Commercial fishing industry vessel casualty statistics

**(a)** The Secretary shall compile statistics concerning marine casualties from data compiled from insurers of fishing vessels, fish processing vessels, and fish tender vessels.

**(b)** A person underwriting primary insurance for a fishing vessel, fish processing vessel, or fish tender vessel shall submit periodically to the Secretary data concerning marine casualties that is required by regulations prescribed by the Secretary.

**(c)** After consulting with the insurance industry, the Secretary shall prescribe regulations under this section to gather a statistical base for analyzing vessel risks.

**(d)** The Secretary may delegate to a qualified person that has knowledge and experience in the collection of statistical insurance data the authority of the Secretary under this section to compile statistics from insurers.

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**Source Credit**: (Added Pub. L. 100–424, § 4(a), Sept. 9, 1988, 102 Stat. 1590.)