Public Law 94-265 



94th Congress, H, R, 200 



April 13, 1976 



an act 



To provide for the irmservalion and management of the fisheries, and for 

 other purposes. 



He it miictrd hy the Sciidie and House of Representatives of the 



United States of A ineriea in Coiiqeess assemhled. That this Act, with Fishery 



the following; falile of coiitciits, mav lie cited as the "Fishery Con- Conservation 



seivat ion ami Management Act of 1!)7(!". ='"<^ Manage- 



'^ ment Act 



TABLE OF CONTE.VTS of 1^76. 



16 use 1801 

 Sec. '1. Findings, jiurposes, ami policy. note. 



Sec. 3. Definitions. 



TITLE I— FISHERY M.\N.\«!E.MKNT AUTHORITY OF THE 

 UNITED STATES 



Sec. 101. Fishery conservation zone. 



Sec. 102. Exclusive fishery management authority. 



Sec. 103. Highly migratory si>ecies. 



Sec. 104. Effective date. 



TITLE II— FOKEIliN FISHING AND INTERNATIONAL FISHERY 

 AGREEMENTS 



Sec. 201. Foreign fishing. 



Sec. 202. International fishery agreements. 



Sec. 203. c^ongressional oversight of governing international fi.shery agreements. 



Sec. 204. Permits for foreign fishing. 



Sec. 205. Import prohihiticms, 



TITLE III— NATIONAL FISHERY MANAGEMENT PROGRAM 



Sec. .301. .National standards for fishery conservation and management. 



Sec 302. Regional fishery management councils. 



Sec. .303. Contents of fishery management plans. 



Sec. 304. Action by the Secretary. 



Sec. .30.">. Implementaticm of fishery management plans. 



Sec. 306. State jurisdictiim. 



Sec. 307. Prohihiled acts. 



Sec. 308. Civil penalties. 



Sec. 309. Criminal offenses. 



Sec. 310. Civil forfeitures. 



Sec 311. Enforcement. 



Sec. 312. Effective date of certain provisions. 



TITLE IV— MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS 



Sec. 401. Effect of law of the .sea treaty. 



Sec. 402. Repeals. 



Sec. 4a3. Fishermen's Protective Act amendments. 



Sec. 404. Marine Mammal Protection Act amendment. 



Sec. 40.5. Atlantic Tunas Convention Act amendment. 



Sec. 406. Authorization of appropriations. 



SEC. 2. FINDINGS, PURPOSES AND POLICY 



(a) Findings. — Tlie Congress finils ami declares the following: 16 USC 1801. 

 (1) The fish off the coa.sts of the United States, the highly 

 migratory species of the high seas, the species which dwell on or 

 in the Continental Shelf appertaining to the ITnited States, and 

 the anadiwnous species which spawn in ITnited States rivers or 

 estuaries, constitute vahiiible and renewable natural resources. 



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