CHAPTER 38 — Fishery Conservation and Management
65 sections.
SUBCHAPTER I — GENERALLY 3 sections
SUBCHAPTER II — UNITED STATES RIGHTS AND AUTHORITY REGARDING FISH AND FISHERY RESOURCES 3 sections
SUBCHAPTER III — FOREIGN FISHING AND INTERNATIONAL FISHERY AGREEMENTS 21 sections
- § 1821. — Foreign fishing
- § 1822. — International fishery agreements
- § 1823. — Congressional oversight of international fishery agreements
- § 1824. — Permits for foreign fishing
- § 1825. — Import prohibitions
- § 1826. — Large-scale driftnet fishing
- § 1826a. — Denial of port privileges and sanctions for high seas large-scale driftnet fishing
- § 1826b. — Duration of denial of port privileges and sanctions
- § 1826c. — Definitions
- § 1826d. — Prohibition
- § 1826e. — Negotiations
- § 1826f. — Certification
- § 1826g. — Enforcement
- § 1826h. — Biennial report on international compliance
- § 1826i. — Action to strengthen international fishery management organizations
- § 1826j. — Illegal, unreported, or unregulated fishing
- § 1826k. — Equivalent conservation measures
- § 1827. — Observer program regarding certain foreign fishing
- § 1827a. — Prohibition on sale of billfish
- § 1828. — Foreign fishing incursions
- § 1829. — International monitoring and compliance
SUBCHAPTER IV — NATIONAL FISHERY MANAGEMENT PROGRAM 23 sections
- § 1851. — National standards for fishery conservation and management
- § 1852. — Regional Fishery Management Councils
- § 1853. — Contents of fishery management plans
- § 1853a. — Limited access privilege programs
- § 1854. — Action by Secretary
- § 1855. — Other requirements and authority
- § 1856. — State jurisdiction
- § 1857. — Prohibited acts
- § 1858. — Civil penalties and permit sanctions
- § 1859. — Criminal offenses
- § 1860. — Civil forfeitures
- § 1861. — Enforcement
- § 1861a. — Transition to sustainable fisheries
- § 1861b. — Fisheries enforcement plans and reporting
- § 1862. — North Pacific fisheries conservation
- § 1863. — Northwest Atlantic Ocean Fisheries Reinvestment Program
- § 1864. — Repealed. Pub. L. 117–328, div. S, title II, § 203(a), Dec. 29, 2022, 136 Stat. 5269
- § 1865. — Bycatch reduction engineering program
- § 1866. — Shark feeding
- § 1867. — Cooperative research and management program
- § 1868. — Herring study
- § 1869. — Restoration study
- § 1870. — Required possession of descending devices
SUBCHAPTER V — FISHERY MONITORING AND RESEARCH 10 sections
- § 1881. — Registration and information management
- § 1881a. — Information collection
- § 1881b. — Observers
- § 1881c. — Fisheries research
- § 1881d. — Incidental harvest research
- § 1882. — Fisheries systems research
- § 1883. — Gulf of Mexico red snapper research
- § 1884. — Deep sea coral research and technology program
- § 1885. — Seafood import monitoring program
- § 1885a. — Report on Seafood Import Monitoring Program
SUBCHAPTER VI — MISCELLANEOUS 5 sections
- § 1891. — Investment in United States seafood processing facilities
- § 1891a. — Community-based restoration program for fishery and coastal habitats
- § 1891b. — Fisheries Conservation and Management Fund
- § 1891c. — United States catch history
- § 1891d. — Secretarial representative for international fisheries