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 PUBLIC LAW 94-265—APR. 13, 1976

90 STAT. 331

Public Law 94-265 94th Congress An Act To provide for the conservation and management of the fisheries, and for Apr. 13, 1976 other purposes. [H.R. 200] Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That this Act, with Fishery the following table of contents, may be cited as the "Fishery Con- Conservation and servation and Management Act of 1976". Management Act of 1976. TABLE OF CONTENTS 16 USC 1801 note. Sec. 2. Findings, purposes, and policy. Sec. 3. Definitions.

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TITLE I—FISHERY MANAGEMENT AUTHORITY OF THE UNITED STATES 101. Fishery conservation zone. 102. Exclusive fishery management authority. 103. Highly migratory species. 104. Effective date.

TITLE II—FOREIGN FISHING AND INTERNATIONAL FISHERY AGREEMENTS Sec. 201. Foreign fishing. Sec. 202. International fishery agreements. Sec. 203. Congressional oversight of governing international fishery agreements. Sec. 204. Permits for foreign fishing. Sec. 205. Import prohibitions. Sec. Sec. Sec. Sec. Sec. Sec. See. Sec. Sec. Sec. Sec. Sec.

TITLE III—NATIONAL FISHERY MANAGEMENT PROGRAM 301. National standards for fishery conservation and management. 302. Regional fishery management councils. 303. Contents of fishery management plans. 304. Action by the Secretary. 305. Implementation of fishery management plans. 306. State jurisdiction. 307. Prohibited acts. 308. Civil penalties. 309. Criminal offenses. 310. Civil forfeitures. 311. Enforcement. 312. Effective date of certain provisions.

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TITLE IV—MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS Sec. 401. Effect of law of the sea treaty. See. 402. Repeals. Sec. 403. Fishermen's Protective Act amendments. Sec. 404. Marine Mammal Protection Act amendment. Sec. 405. Atlantic Tunas Convention Act amendment. Sec. 406. Authorization of appropriations. SEC. 2. FINDINGS, PURPOSES AND POLICY (a) F I N D I N G S. — The Congress finds and declares the following: 16 USC 1801. (1) The fish off the coasts of the United States, the highly migratory species of the high seas, the species which dwell on or in the Continental Shelf a p p e r t a i n i n g to the United States, and the anadromous species which spawn in United States rivers or estuaries, constitute valuable and renewable n a t u r a l resources.

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