Page:United States Statutes at Large Volume 120.djvu/3667

 120 STAT. 3636

PUBLIC LAW 109–479—JAN. 12, 2007 (C) engaging in any other activity which can reasonably be expected to result in the locating, catching, taking, or harvesting of fish for any purpose; (D) placing, searching for, or recovering fish aggregating devices or associated electronic equipment such as radio beacons; (E) any operations at sea directly in support of, or in preparation for, any activity described in subparagraphs (A) through (D), including transshipment; and (F) use of any other vessel, vehicle, aircraft, or hovercraft, for any activity described in subparagraphs (A) through (E) except for emergencies involving the health and safety of the crew or the safety of a vessel. (7) FISHING VESSEL.—The term ‘‘fishing vessel’’ means any vessel used or intended for use for the purpose of fishing, including support ships, carrier vessels, and any other vessel directly involved in such fishing operations. (8) HIGHLY MIGRATORY FISH STOCKS.—The term ‘‘highly migratory fish stocks’’ means all fish stocks of the species listed in Annex 1 of the 1982 Convention, except sauries, occurring in the Convention Area, and such other species of fish as the Commission may determine. (9) SECRETARY.—The term ‘‘Secretary’’ means the Secretary of Commerce. (10) STATE.—The term ‘‘State’’ means each of the several States of the United States, the District of Columbia, the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands, American Samoa, Guam, and any other commonwealth, territory, or possession of the United States. (11) TRANSHIPMENT.—The term ‘‘transshipment’’ means the unloading of all or any of the fish on board a fishing vessel to another fishing vessel either at sea or in port. (12) WCPFC CONVENTION; WESTERN AND CENTRAL PACIFIC CONVENTION.—The terms ‘‘WCPFC Convention’’ and ‘‘Western and Central Pacific Convention’’ means the Convention on the Conservation and Management of the Highly Migratory Fish Stocks in the Western and Central Pacific Ocean, (including any annexes, amendments, or protocols which are in force, or have come into force, for the United States) which was adopted at Honolulu, Hawaii, on September 5, 2000, by the Multilateral High Level Conference on the Highly Migratory Fish Stocks in the Western and Central Pacific Ocean.

16 USC 6902. President.

VerDate 14-DEC-2004

12:05 Jul 13, 2007

SEC. 503. APPOINTMENT OF UNITED STATES COMMISSIONERS.

(a) IN GENERAL.—The United States shall be represented on the Commission by 5 United States Commissioners. The President shall appoint individuals to serve on the Commission at the pleasure of the President. In making the appointments, the President shall select Commissioners from among individuals who are knowledgeable or experienced concerning highly migratory fish stocks in the Western and Central Pacific Ocean, one of whom shall be an officer or employee of the Department of Commerce, and one of whom shall be the chairman or a member of the Western Pacific Fishery Management Council and the Pacific Fishery Management Council. The Commissioners shall be entitled to adopt such rules of procedures as they find necessary and to select a chairman from among

Jkt 059194

PO 00003

Frm 00439

Fmt 6580

Sfmt 6581

E:\PUBLAW\PUBL003.109

APPS06

PsN: PUBL003

�