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US CodeTitle 16Chapter 38

Chapter 38

FISHERY CONSERVATION AND MANAGEMENT

Title 16 - Conservation

63 sections

Sections

§ 1801

Findings, purposes and policy

Long

§ 1802

Definitions

Long

§ 1803

Authorization of appropriations

Very short

§ 1811

United States sovereign rights to fish and fishery management authority

Short

§ 1812

Highly migratory species

Short

§ 1821

Foreign fishing

Very long

§ 1822

International fishery agreements

Long

§ 1823

Congressional oversight of international fishery agreements

Long

§ 1824

Permits for foreign fishing

Very long

§ 1825

Import prohibitions

Medium

§ 1826

Large-scale driftnet fishing

Long

§ 1826a

Denial of port privileges and sanctions for high seas large-scale driftnet fishing

Long

§ 1826b

Duration of denial of port privileges and sanctions

Short

§ 1826c

Definitions

Short

§ 1826d

Prohibition

Very short

§ 1826e

Negotiations

Very short

§ 1826f

Certification

Very short

§ 1826g

Enforcement

Long

§ 1826h

Biennial report on international compliance

Medium

§ 1826i

Action to strengthen international fishery management organizations

Long

§ 1826j

Illegal, unreported, or unregulated fishing

Long

§ 1826k

Equivalent conservation measures

Long

§ 1827

Observer program regarding certain foreign fishing

Medium

§ 1827a

Prohibition on sale of billfish

Short

§ 1828

Foreign fishing incursions

Short

§ 1829

International monitoring and compliance

Medium

§ 1851

National standards for fishery conservation and management

Medium

§ 1852

Regional Fishery Management Councils

Very long

§ 1853

Contents of fishery management plans

Long

§ 1853a

Limited access privilege programs

Very long

§ 1854

Action by Secretary

Very long

§ 1855

Other requirements and authority

Very long

§ 1856

State jurisdiction

Long

§ 1857

Prohibited acts

Long

§ 1858

Civil penalties and permit sanctions

Long

§ 1859

Criminal offenses

Short

§ 1860

Civil forfeitures

Medium

§ 1861

Enforcement

Long

§ 1861a

Transition to sustainable fisheries

Very long

§ 1861b

Fisheries enforcement plans and reporting

Short

§ 1862

North Pacific fisheries conservation

Long

§ 1863

Northwest Atlantic Ocean Fisheries Reinvestment Program

Medium

§ 1865

Bycatch reduction engineering program

Medium

§ 1866

Shark feeding

Short

§ 1867

Cooperative research and management program

Medium

§ 1868

Herring study

Short

§ 1869

Restoration study

Very short

§ 1870

Required possession of descending devices

Short

§ 1881

Registration and information management

Long

§ 1881a

Information collection

Long

§ 1881b

Observers

Medium

§ 1881c

Fisheries research

Long

§ 1881d

Incidental harvest research

Medium

§ 1882

Fisheries systems research

Medium

§ 1883

Gulf of Mexico red snapper research

Medium

§ 1884

Deep sea coral research and technology program

Short

§ 1885

Seafood import monitoring program

Short

§ 1885a

Report on Seafood Import Monitoring Program

Medium

§ 1891

Investment in United States seafood processing facilities

Very short

§ 1891a

Community-based restoration program for fishery and coastal habitats

Short

§ 1891b

Fisheries Conservation and Management Fund

Medium

§ 1891c

United States catch history

Short

§ 1891d

Secretarial representative for international fisheries

Short