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Title 16
Chapter 38
Subchapter III
§ 1828. Foreign fishing incursio...
Subchapter IV - NATIONAL FISHERY...
§ 1828. Foreign fishing incursio...
Subchapter IV - NATIONAL FISHERY...
U.S. Code
§ 1829.
International monitoring and compliance
(a)
In general
(b)
Specific authorities
In carrying out subsection (a), the Secretary may—
(1)
share information on harvesting and processing capacity and illegal, unreported and unregulated fishing on the high seas, in areas covered by international fishery management agreements, and by vessels of other nations within the United States exclusive economic zone, with relevant law enforcement organizations of foreign nations and relevant international organizations;
(2)
further develop real time information sharing capabilities, particularly on harvesting and processing capacity and illegal, unreported and unregulated fishing;
(3)
participate in global and regional efforts to build an international network for monitoring, control, and surveillance of high seas fishing and fishing under regional or global agreements;
(4)
support efforts to create an international registry or database of fishing vessels, including by building on or enhancing registries developed by international fishery management organizations;
(5)
enhance enforcement capabilities through the application of commercial or governmental remote sensing technology to locate or identify vessels engaged in illegal, unreported, or unregulated fishing on the high seas, including encroachments into the exclusive economic zone by fishing vessels of other nations;
(6)
provide technical or other assistance to developing countries to improve their monitoring, control, and surveillance capabilities; and
(7)
support coordinated international efforts to ensure that all large-scale fishing vessels operating on the high seas are required by their flag State to be fitted with vessel monitoring systems no later than
December 31, 2008
, or earlier if so decided by the relevant flag State or any relevant international fishery management organization.
(
Pub. L. 94–265, title II, § 207
, as added
Pub. L. 109–479, title IV, § 401
,
Jan. 12, 2007
,
120 Stat. 3625
.)
cite as:
16 USC 1829
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