Magnuson-Stevens Act Provisions - Subpart E - Confidentiality of Statistics (50 CFR 600.405-600.425).

Subject

Fisheries

Keyword

Fishery management and conservation Marine fisheries Data collection/reporting

Geographical area

Americas, Arctic, East Pacific, North America, North Atlantic

Abstract

This Subpart of Part 600 of the Code of Federal Regulations regulates protection of and access to all pertinent data required to be submitted to the Secretary of Commerce with respect to any Fisheries Management Plan including, but not limited to, information regarding the type and quantity of fishing gear used, catch by species in numbers of fish or weight thereof, areas in which fishing occurred, time of fishing, number of hauls, and the estimated processing capacity of, and the actual processing capacity utilized by, U.S. fish processors. The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) is authorized under the Magnuson-Stevens Act and other statutes to collect proprietary or confidential commercial or financial information.

Full text

English

Website

www.ecfr.gov

References - Legislation

Implements

Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation and Management Act (revised edition).

Legislation | United States of America | 1976

Keyword: Marine fisheries, Basic legislation, Fishery management and conservation, Foreign fishing, Access right, Enforcement/compliance, Total allowable catch, Policy/planning, Institution, Offences/penalties, Fishing authorization, High seas, Cartilaginous fishes, Indigenous peoples, Maritime zone, Territorial sea, EEZ-Exclusive Economic Zone, Sovereignty, Protection of species

Source: FAO, FAOLEX