Central Bering Sea Fisheries Enforcement Act of 1992 (16 U.S.C.). Country/Territory United States of America Document type Legislation Date 1992 (2014) Source FAO, FAOLEX Original source Public Law 102-582, 2 November 1992, pp. 4906-4908. Long titleAn Act regulating fishing in the Central Bering Sea forming part of the High Seas Driftnet Fisheries Enforcement Act. Subject Fisheries Keyword Marine fisheries Fishery management and conservation Enforcement/compliance Fishing gear/fishing method Offences/penalties High seas Foreign fishing Geographical area Americas, Arctic, East Pacific, North America, North Atlantic Abstract This Act prohibits vessels and nationals of the United States from conducting fishing operations in the Central Bering Sea, except where such fishing operations are conducted in accordance with an international fishery agreement to which the United States and the Russian Federation are parties. Any violation shall be subject to civil penalties and permit sanctions under section 308 of the Magnuson Fishery Conservation and Management Act. The Secretary of Commerce shall publish in the Federal Register a list of nations whose nationals or vessels conduct fishing operations in the Central Bering Sea, except where such fishing operations are in accordance with the international fishery agreement to which the United States and the Russian Federation are parties. No nation may be removed from the list unless it is able to demonstrate: that the nationals and vessels of that nation have not conducted fishing operations in the Central Bering Sea for the previous 90 days and that the country has undertaken under a bilateral agreement with the United States or in any other manner acceptable to the Secretary of Commerce, not to permit its nationals or vessels to resume such fishing operations; or that the nationals and vessels of that nation are conducting fishing operations in accordance with an international fishery agreement to which the United States and the Russian Federation are parties. Full text English Website uscode.house.gov; legcounsel.house.gov References - Legislation Amended by Sea of Okhotsk Fisheries Enforcement Act of 1995. Legislation | United States of America | 1995 Keyword: Marine fisheries, Foreign fishing, Access right, Enforcement/compliance, Fishing area, Fishery management and conservation, Maritime zone, Sovereignty Source: FAO, FAOLEX