2014 US Code
Title 46 - Shipping (Sections 101 - 80509)
Subtitle II - Vessels and Seamen (Sections 2101 - 14702)
Part G - Merchant Seamen Protection and Relief (Sections 10101 - 11507)
Chapter 106 - Fishing Voyages (Sections 10601 - 10603)
Sec. 10602 - Recovery of wages and shares of fish under agreement
| Publication Title | United States Code, 2012 Edition, Supplement 2, Title 46 - SHIPPING |
| Category | Bills and Statutes |
| Collection | United States Code |
| SuDoc Class Number | Y 1.2/5: |
| Contained Within | Title 46 - SHIPPING Subtitle II - Vessels and Seamen Part G - Merchant Seamen Protection and Relief CHAPTER 106 - FISHING VOYAGES Sec. 10602 - Recovery of wages and shares of fish under agreement |
| Contains | section 10602 |
| Date | 2014 |
| Laws In Effect As Of Date | January 5, 2015 |
| Positive Law | Yes |
| Disposition | standard |
| Source Credit | Pub. L. 100-424, §6(a), Sept. 9, 1988, 102 Stat. 1592. |
| Statutes at Large Reference | 102 Stat. 1592 |
| Public and Private Law | Public Law 100-424 |
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(a) When fish caught under an agreement under section 10601 of this title are delivered to the owner of the vessel for processing and are sold, the vessel is liable in rem for the wages and shares of the proceeds of the seamen. An action under this section must be brought within six months after the sale of the fish.
(b)(1) In an action under this section, the owner shall produce an accounting of the sale and division of proceeds under the agreement. If the owner fails to produce the accounting, the vessel is liable for the highest value alleged for the shares.
(2) The owner may offset the value of general supplies provided for the voyage and other supplies provided the seaman bringing the action.
(c) This section does not affect a common law right of a seaman to bring an action to recover the seaman's share of the fish or proceeds.
(Pub. L. 100–424, §6(a), Sept. 9, 1988, 102 Stat. 1592.)
| Revised section | Source section (U.S. Code) |
|---|---|
| 10602 | 46:533, 534 |
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