{"identifier":"/us/usc/t16/s4001","title":16,"num":"\u00a7\u202f4001.","heading":"Congressional findings","text":"\u00a7\u202f4001.\nCongressional findings\nThe Congress finds that\u2014\n(1) the commercial fishing industry of the United States significantly contributes to the national economy, and could make a greater contribution if fish resources within the United States Exclusive Economic Zone were more fully utilized;\n(2) the commercial fisheries of the United States provide significant employment in coastal areas and in processing and distribution centers;\n(3) fish contribute an important nutritional component to the American diet;\n(4) increased consumption of seafood in the United States could significantly lower the risk of many cardiovascular diseases;\n(5) Federally supported development programs for commercial fisheries are unable to meet present and future marketing needs;\n(6) many fish species are underutilized by the United States fishing industry because of underdeveloped markets; and\n(7) the United States fishing industry has the potential to expand greatly its contribution to interstate and foreign commerce, favorably affecting the balance of trade.","url":"https://projectusc.org/usc/t16/s4001.html","content":[{"t":"sec","id":"/us/usc/t16/s4001","children":[{"t":"num","text":"\u00a7\u202f4001."},{"t":"heading","text":"Congressional findings","tail":"\n"},{"t":"chapeau","text":"The Congress finds that\u2014"},{"t":"para","id":"/us/usc/t16/s4001/1","children":[{"t":"num","text":"(1)"},{"t":"content","text":" the commercial fishing industry of the United States significantly contributes to the national economy, and could make a greater contribution if fish resources within the United States Exclusive Economic Zone were more fully utilized;","tail":"\n"}],"tail":"\n"},{"t":"para","id":"/us/usc/t16/s4001/2","children":[{"t":"num","text":"(2)"},{"t":"content","text":" the commercial fisheries of the United States provide significant employment in coastal areas and in processing and distribution centers;","tail":"\n"}],"tail":"\n"},{"t":"para","id":"/us/usc/t16/s4001/3","children":[{"t":"num","text":"(3)"},{"t":"content","text":" fish contribute an important nutritional component to the American diet;","tail":"\n"}],"tail":"\n"},{"t":"para","id":"/us/usc/t16/s4001/4","children":[{"t":"num","text":"(4)"},{"t":"content","text":" increased consumption of seafood in the United States could significantly lower the risk of many cardiovascular diseases;","tail":"\n"}],"tail":"\n"},{"t":"para","id":"/us/usc/t16/s4001/5","children":[{"t":"num","text":"(5)"},{"t":"content","text":" Federally supported development programs for commercial fisheries are unable to meet present and future marketing needs;","tail":"\n"}],"tail":"\n"},{"t":"para","id":"/us/usc/t16/s4001/6","children":[{"t":"num","text":"(6)"},{"t":"content","text":" many fish species are underutilized by the United States fishing industry because of underdeveloped markets; and","tail":"\n"}],"tail":"\n"},{"t":"para","id":"/us/usc/t16/s4001/7","children":[{"t":"num","text":"(7)"},{"t":"content","text":" the United States fishing industry has the potential to expand greatly its contribution to interstate and foreign commerce, favorably affecting the balance of trade.","tail":"\n"}],"tail":"\n"},{"t":"text","text":"\n"},{"t":"text","text":"\n"}]}]}