Statute · United States Code
16 U.S.C. § 5501 — Purpose
16 U.S.C. § 5501
- Type
- Statute
- Source
- United States Code
- Jurisdiction
- Federal
- Date
- 2025-01-06
- Topic
- bankruptcy
It is the purpose of this chapter— (1) to implement the Agreement to Promote Compliance with International Conservation and Management Measures by Fishing Vessels on the High Seas, adopted by the Conference of the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations on November 24, 1993; and (2) to establish a system of permitting, reporting, and regulation for vessels of the United States fishing on the high seas.
Citator
16 U.S.C. § 5501 — Purpose is in force in the current edition of the Code, and nothing recorded condemns it.
It is the purpose of this chapter— (1) to implement the Agreement to Promote Compliance with International Conservation and Management Measures by Fishing Vessels on the High Seas, adopted by the Conference of the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations on November 24, 1993; and (2) to establish a system of permitting, reporting, and regulation for vessels of the United States fishing on the high seas.