US Code Title 16 Chapter 38 Fishery Conservation and Management

Subchapter I - Generally

§ 1801 - Findings, Purposes and Policy
§ 1802 - Definitions
§ 1803 - Authorization of Appropriations

Subchapter II - United States Rights and Authority Regarding Fish and Fishery Resources

§ 1811 - United States Sovereign Rights to Fish and Fishery Management Authority
§ 1812 - Highly Migratory Species
§ 1813 - Omitted

Subchapter III - Foreign Fishing and International Fishery Agreements

§ 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

§ 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 - Regional Coastal Disaster Assistance, Transition, and Recovery Program
§ 1865 - Bycatch Reduction Engineering Program
§ 1866 - Shark Feeding
§ 1867 - Cooperative Research and Management Program
§ 1868 - Herring Study
§ 1869 - Restoration Study

Subchapter V - Fishery Monitoring and Research

§ 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

Subchapter VI - Miscellaneous

§ 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

Last modified: October 26, 2015