APPENDIX II APPENDIX II 
In 16 U.S.C. §742d(5) the Secretary of the Interior is 
directed to collect statistics on the nature and availability 
of wildlife. It is unclear whether the Secretary of Commerce 
might be authorized by this section to collect certain statistics. 
Although most of the research called for by section 742d appears 
to be the responsibility of the Secretary of Commerce because of 
the transfer of powers, the statute makes reference only to 
the Secretary of the Interior. 
Statutes that do not reflect the transfer of functions 
to the Secretary of Commerce by the Reorganization Plan include 
the following: 
16 U.S.C. §662 16 U.S.C. §760-2 thru 760-12 
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16 U.S.C. §664 16 U.S.C. §1221 et seq. 
16 U.S.C. §665 16 U.S.C. §1531 et seg. 
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Several sections appropriately specify the Secretary of 
Commerce, and serve as an example: 
TegUeSeee 6755 16 U.S.C. §785 
16 U.S.C. §756 16 U.S.C. §1201 et seq. 
16 U.S.C. §760e-760g 16° 0?s .cfe9t3G1 
16 U.S.C. §760d 16 U.S.C. §1431 et seg. 
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A. Conservation 
Since the fishing industry could not exist without its main 
resource--fish, it is of utmost importance that the resource be 
protected from depletion. Laws protecting the resource from 
depletion can be broken down into two categories: (1) research 
and related activities, such as investigations and experiments, 
designed to protect the resource; and (2) conservation measures. 
The Secretary of Commerce is directed to do research or research- 
related work as follows: 
(1) 16 U.S.C. §742d--directs the Secretary to conduct 
continuing investigations in the following: production and 
flow to market of fish and fishery products; availability and 
abundance and the biological requirements of fish resources; 
competitive economic position of fish and fishery products; 
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