16 U.S.C. § 7809 — Exclusive economic zone notification

submitted 10 years ago by Pub. L. 114-327 to r/title-16-CONSERVATION · 91 words · no verdicts yet

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Foreign fishing vessels without monitoring systems that can talk to U.S. enforcement must, before or soon after entering U.S. waters near the Convention Area, stow all fishing gear below deck or otherwise put it away so it can't be used.

This section applies to masters of commercial fishing vessels from countries that fish under the South Pacific Fisheries Convention, when those vessels don't carry a vessel monitoring system able to communicate with U.S. enforcement authorities. Before entering the exclusive economic zone bounded by the Convention Area, or as soon as reasonably possible afterward, the master must make sure all fishing gear on the vessel is stowed below deck or otherwise removed from where it's normally used, so it isn't ready to use for fishing.

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Masters of commercial fishing vessels of countries fishing under the management authority of the South Pacific Fisheries Convention that do not carry vessel monitoring systems capable of communicating with United States enforcement authorities shall, before or as soon as reasonably possible after, entering and transiting the exclusive economic zone bounded by the Convention Area, ensure that all fishing gear on board the vessel is stowed below deck or otherwise removed from the place it is normally used for fishing activities and placed where it is not readily available for fishing activities.

Source credit: (Pub. L. 114–327, title II, § 209, Dec. 16, 2016, 130 Stat. 1993.)

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2016Enacted · Pub. L. 114-327 · 130 Stat. 1993

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