Title 16 — Conservation
Chapter 38. Fishery Conservation and Management
65 sections
Subchapter I — Generally
Subchapter II — United States Rights and Authority Regarding Fish and Fishery Resources
Subchapter III — Foreign Fishing and International Fishery Agreements
- 1821Foreign fishing
- 1822International fishery agreements
- 1823Congressional oversight of international fishery agreements
- 1824Permits for foreign fishing
- 1825Import prohibitions
- 1826Large-scale driftnet fishing
- 1826aDenial of port privileges and sanctions for high seas large-scale driftnet fishing
- 1826bDuration of denial of port privileges and sanctions
- 1826cDefinitions
- 1826dProhibition
- 1826eNegotiations
- 1826fCertification
- 1826gEnforcement
- 1826hBiennial report on international compliance
- 1826iAction to strengthen international fishery management organizations
- 1826jIllegal, unreported, or unregulated fishing
- 1826kEquivalent conservation measures
- 1827Observer program regarding certain foreign fishing
- 1827aProhibition on sale of billfish
- 1828Foreign fishing incursions
- 1829International monitoring and compliance
Subchapter IV — National Fishery Management Program
- 1851National standards for fishery conservation and management
- 1852Regional Fishery Management Councils
- 1853Contents of fishery management plans
- 1853aLimited access privilege programs
- 1854Action by Secretary
- 1855Other requirements and authority
- 1856State jurisdiction
- 1857Prohibited acts
- 1858Civil penalties and permit sanctions
- 1859Criminal offenses
- 1860Civil forfeitures
- 1861Enforcement
- 1861aTransition to sustainable fisheries
- 1861bFisheries enforcement plans and reporting
- 1862North Pacific fisheries conservation
- 1863Northwest Atlantic Ocean Fisheries Reinvestment Program
- 1864Repealed. Pub. L. 117–328, div. S, title II, § 203(a)
- 1865Bycatch reduction engineering program
- 1866Shark feeding
- 1867Cooperative research and management program
- 1868Herring study
- 1869Restoration study
- 1870Required possession of descending devices
Subchapter V — Fishery Monitoring and Research
- 1881Registration and information management
- 1881aInformation collection
- 1881bObservers
- 1881cFisheries research
- 1881dIncidental harvest research
- 1882Fisheries systems research
- 1883Gulf of Mexico red snapper research
- 1884Deep sea coral research and technology program
- 1885Seafood import monitoring program
- 1885aReport on Seafood Import Monitoring Program