Title 16 — Conservation
Chapter 88 — Western and Central Pacific Fisheries Convention
§ 6909. Exclusive Economic Zone notification
Statutory text
Masters of commercial fishing vessels of nations fishing for species under the management authority of the Western and Central Pacific Fisheries Convention that do not carry vessel monitoring systems capable of communicating with United States enforcement authorities shall, prior to, or as soon as reasonably possible after, entering and transiting the Exclusive Economic Zone seaward of Hawaii and of the Commonwealths, territories, and possessions of the United States in the Pacific Ocean area—
notify the United States Coast Guard or the National Marine Fisheries Service Office of Law Enforcement in the appropriate region of the name, flag state, location, route, and destination of the vessel and of the circumstances under which it will enter United States waters;
ensure that all fishing gear on board the vessel is stowed below deck or otherwise removed from the place where it is normally used for fishing and placed where it is not readily available for fishing; and
where requested by an enforcement officer, proceed to a specified location so that a vessel inspection can be conducted.
Legislative history
Reconstructed from this section’s Code source credit and amendment notes, resolved against the local Statutes at Large. Editorial notes are evidence, not the law that made the change.
Western and Central Pacific Fisheries Convention Implementation Act
Pub. L. 109–479 title V § 510 · 120 Stat. 3575
Enacted · 16 U.S.C. § 6909
(Pub. L. 109–479, title V, § 510, Jan. 12, 2007, 120 Stat. 3643.)
Source evidence
Code source credit
(Pub. L. 109–479, title V, § 510, Jan. 12, 2007, 120 Stat. 3643.)Enacted provision · exact public law section
SEC. 510. EXCLUSIVE ECONOMIC ZONE NOTIFICATION. Hawaii. Territories. Masters of commercial fishing vessels of nations fishing for species under the management authority of the Western and Central Pacific Fisheries Convention that do not carry vessel monitoring systems capable of communicating with United States enforcement authorities shall, prior to, or as soon as reasonably possible after, entering and transiting the Exclusive Economic Zone seaward of Hawaii and of the Commonwealths, territories, and possessions of the United States in the Pacific Ocean area— (1) Notification. notify the United States Coast Guard or the National Marine Fisheries Service Office of Law Enforcement in the appropriate region of the name, flag state, location, route, and destination of the vessel and of the circumstances under which it will enter United States waters; (2) ensure that all fishing gear on board the vessel is stowed below deck or otherwise removed from the place where it is normally used for fishing and placed where it is not readily available for fishing; and (3) where requested by an enforcement officer, proceed to a specified location so that a vessel inspection can be conducted.
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