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finds that a state has failed to carry out its responsibihties, the Secretary must declare a moratorium 

 on fishing in the fishery in question within the waters of the noncomplying state. 



Atlantic Tunas Convention Act of 1975 , 16 U.S.C. §§ 971-9711 



The Atlantic Tunas Convention Act of 1975 implements the International Convention for the 

 Conservation of Atlantic Tunas, signed at Rio de Janeiro May 14, 1966. The Act authorizes not 

 more than three Commissioners to serve as U.S. delegates to the Intemadonal Commission for the 

 Conservation of Atlantic Tunas. The Secretary of State is authorized to act on behalf of the United 

 States with respect to Commission activities, with the concurrence of the Secretary of Commerce 

 and the Secretary of the department in which the Coast Guard is operating, when appropriate. The 

 Secretary of Commerce is authorized to administer and enforce the Convention, and to promulgate 

 necessary and appropriate regulations. The Secretary of the department in which the Coast Guard is 

 operating is primarily responsible for enforcement activities at sea. The Act also provides for 

 enforcement of the Act and its implementing regulations. 



Atlantic Salmon Convention Act of 1982 , 16 U.S.C. §§ 3601-3608 



The Atlantic Salmon Convenfion Act of 1 982 implements the Convention for the Conservation of 

 Salmon in the North Atlantic Ocean, signed at Reykjavik, Iceland, on March 2, 1982. The United 

 States is represented on the Council established by the Convention by three United States 

 Commissioners. The Secretary of State may receive and act upon communications of the North 

 Atlantic Salmon Conservafion Organization. The Secretary of Commerce, in cooperation with the 

 Secretary of the Interior and the Secretary of the department in which the Coast Guard is operating, 

 promulgates regulations necessary to carry out the purposes and objectives of the Convention and 

 the Act and prepares statements, reports and notifications required by the Convention. The Act 

 provides for enforcement of the Act and its implementing regulations. 



Atlantic Striped Bass Conservation Act . 16 U.S.C. § 1851 note 



The Atlantic Striped Bass Conservation Act is intended "to support and encourage the 

 development, implementation, and enforcement of effective interstate action regarding the 

 conservation and management of the Atlantic striped bass." Each year, the Atlantic States Marine 

 Fisheries Commission determines whether coastal states are in compliance with the Interstate 

 Fisheries Management Plan for Striped Bass. If a coastal state is not in compliance with the Plan, 

 the Secretary of Commerce and the Secretary of the Interior must declare a moratorium on fisliing 

 for Atlantic striped bass within the coastal waters of that coastal state. 



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