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Atlantic Salmon Convention Act of 1982 (16 U.S.C. 3601-3608).

Country/Territory
United States of America
Document type
Legislation
Date
1982 (2014)
Source
FAO, FAOLEX
Original source
United States Code - Title 16 - Conservation.
Long title
An Act to amend the Commercial Fisheries Research and Development Act of 1964.
Subject
Fisheries
Keyword
Fishery management and conservation Migratory species International organization Diadromous fish Enforcement/compliance Offences/penalties Aquatic animals
Geographical area
Americas, Arctic, East Pacific, North America, North Atlantic
Abstract

This Act concerns representation of the US on the Council and Commissions established under the Convention for the Conservation of Salmon in the North Atlantic Ocean and assigns certain powers to the Secretary of State, the Secretary of Commerce, in cooperation with the Secretary of the Interior and the Secretary of the Department in which the Coast Guard is operating for carrying out the purposes and objectives of the Convention and this Act. It also makes it unlawful for any individual, or any vessel, subject to the jurisdiction of the United States: (a) to conduct directed fishing for salmon within specified areas of the Atlantic Ocean; or (b) to violate any provision of the Convention or this Act. Any individual who commits such an unlawful act shall be subject to both civil and criminal penalties. The Secretary of Commerce and the Secretary of the Department in which the Coast Guard is operating shall enforce the provisions of this Act.

Full text
English
Website
legcounsel.house.gov