{"identifier":"/us/usc/t16/s4002","title":16,"num":"\u00a7\u202f4002.","heading":"Congressional statement of purpose","text":"\u00a7\u202f4002.\nCongressional statement of purpose\nThe purpose of this chapter is to\u2014\n(1) strengthen the competitive position of the United States commercial fishing industry in the domestic and international marketplace;\n(2) encourage the development and utilization of all species of fish available for harvest by the United States fishing industry;\n(3) encourage the utilization of domestically-produced fish through enhancement of markets, promotion, and public relations;\n(4) help the United States fishing industry develop methods to improve quality and efficiency in the marketplace;\n(5) educate and inform consumers on the use of fish;\n(6) develop better coordination of fisheries marketing and promotion activities with commercial fisheries research and development programs; and\n(7) educate and inform the public about the nutritional value of fish in the diet.","url":"https://projectusc.org/usc/t16/s4002.html","content":[{"t":"sec","id":"/us/usc/t16/s4002","children":[{"t":"num","text":"\u00a7\u202f4002."},{"t":"heading","text":"Congressional statement of purpose","tail":"\n"},{"t":"chapeau","text":"The purpose of this chapter is to\u2014"},{"t":"para","id":"/us/usc/t16/s4002/1","children":[{"t":"num","text":"(1)"},{"t":"content","text":" strengthen the competitive position of the United States commercial fishing industry in the domestic and international marketplace;","tail":"\n"}],"tail":"\n"},{"t":"para","id":"/us/usc/t16/s4002/2","children":[{"t":"num","text":"(2)"},{"t":"content","text":" encourage the development and utilization of all species of fish available for harvest by the United States fishing industry;","tail":"\n"}],"tail":"\n"},{"t":"para","id":"/us/usc/t16/s4002/3","children":[{"t":"num","text":"(3)"},{"t":"content","text":" encourage the utilization of domestically-produced fish through enhancement of markets, promotion, and public relations;","tail":"\n"}],"tail":"\n"},{"t":"para","id":"/us/usc/t16/s4002/4","children":[{"t":"num","text":"(4)"},{"t":"content","text":" help the United States fishing industry develop methods to improve quality and efficiency in the marketplace;","tail":"\n"}],"tail":"\n"},{"t":"para","id":"/us/usc/t16/s4002/5","children":[{"t":"num","text":"(5)"},{"t":"content","text":" educate and inform consumers on the use of fish;","tail":"\n"}],"tail":"\n"},{"t":"para","id":"/us/usc/t16/s4002/6","children":[{"t":"num","text":"(6)"},{"t":"content","text":" develop better coordination of fisheries marketing and promotion activities with commercial fisheries research and development programs; and","tail":"\n"}],"tail":"\n"},{"t":"para","id":"/us/usc/t16/s4002/7","children":[{"t":"num","text":"(7)"},{"t":"content","text":" educate and inform the public about the nutritional value of fish in the diet.","tail":"\n"}],"tail":"\n"},{"t":"text","text":"\n"},{"t":"text","text":"\n"}]}]}