Magnuson-Stevens Act Provisions - Subpart H - General Provisions for Domestic Fisheries (50 CFR 600.705-600.747).

Subject

Fisheries, Wild species & ecosystems

Keyword

Fishery management and conservation Marine fisheries Monitoring Fishing gear/fishing method Enforcement/compliance Offences/penalties Marine mammals

Geographical area

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

Abstract

This Subpart of Part 600 of the Code of Federal Regulations regulates domestic fishing in U.S. waters under the Magnuson-Stevens Act or any other statute administered by National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA). In particular, it imposes obligations on fishing vessels to observe existing rules on fishing and to facilitate enforcement and defined various prohibitions. It prohibits the use of any gear or participation in a fishery not on the list of authorized fisheries and gear published in this Subpart. Such allowed fisheries is specified for each Fisheries Council. The Subpart also concerns obligations in respect of observers for any fishing as part of a mandatory observer program or a voluntary observer program under the Magnuson-Stevens Act, Marine Mammals Protection Act, the Atlantic Tunas Convention Act, the South Pacific Tuna Act of 1988, or any other U.S. law.

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