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High Seas Driftnet Fisheries Enforcement Act (Public Law 97–389).

País/Territorio
Estados Unidos de América
Tipo de documento
Legislación
Fecha
1992 (2014)
Fuente
FAO, FAOLEX
Fuente original
Public Law 102-582, 2 November 1992, pp. 4900-4913.
Título completo
An Act to enhance the effectiveness of the United Nations International Driftnet Fishery Conservation Program.
Materia
Pesca
Palabra clave
Pesca marítima Manejo y conservación pesquera Aparejos de pesca/métodos de pesca Derecho de acceso Puerto Comercio internacional Pesca por extranjeros Peces cartilaginosos Alta mar Cumplimiento/aplicación
Área geográphica
Americas, Ártico, Pacífico Oriental, América del Norte, Atlántico Norte
Resumen

This Act refers to the damage caused to high seas fisheries by large-scale driftnet use. Special mention is made of the United Nations General Assembly Resolutions Nos. 44-225, 45-197 and 46-215, calling for a worldwide moratorium on all high seas driftnet fishing by 31 December 1992, in all the world's oceans, including enclosed seas and semi-enclosed seas. The United States, in section 307(1)(M) of the Magnuson Fishery Conservation and Management Act, has specifically prohibited the practice of large-scale driftnet fishing by United States nationals and vessels both within the Exclusive Economic Zone of the United States and beyond the Exclusive Economic Zone of any nation. A series of measures is to be taken by the United States government in order to guarantee compliance with these decisions, including the following: the Secretary of Commerce, in consultation with the Secretary of State shall publish a list of nations whose nationals or vessels conduct large-scale driftnet fishing beyond the Exclusive Economic Zone of any nation, in order to deny entry of that vessel to any place in the United States and to the navigable waters of the United States. Before the publication of the list, each nation on that list shall be notified that their names are being published, informing them of the effects of publication, mainly in respect of the sanctions and the denial of port privileges. Countries so listed may negotiate with the government of the United States to reach an agreement that will effect the immediate termination of large-scale driftnet fishing by the nationals or vessels of that nation beyond the Exclusive Economic Zone of any nation. If the consultations with the government of the nation concerned are not satisfactory the US may impose penalties, consisting of a ban on the import into the United States of fish and fish products and sport fishing equipment. The import prohibition shall be published by the Secretary of the Treasury. Additional economic sanctions may also be imposed until the nation concerned terminates large-scale driftnet fishing of this kind. The Act also amends certain provisions of section 8 of the Fishermen's Protective Act of 1967.

Texto completo
Inglés
Página web
legcounsel.house.gov

Referencias - Legislación

Enmendado porr

Illegal, Unreported, and Unregulated Fishing Enforcement Act of 2015 (PL. No 114-81).

Legislación | Estados Unidos de América | 2015

Palabra clave: Legislación básica, Manejo y conservación pesquera, Pesca marítima, Monitoreo, Inspección, Pesca por extranjeros, Cumplimiento/aplicación, Recopilación de datos/informes, Alta mar, Infracciones/sanciones

Fuente: FAO, FAOLEX