2021 US Code
Title 16 - Conservation
Chapter 99 - Maritime Security and Fisheries Enforcement
Subchapter I - Programs to Combat Iuu Fishing and Increase Maritime Security
Sec. 8015 - Improvement of transparency and traceability programs

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Citation 16 U.S.C. § 8015 (2021)
Section Name §8015. Improvement of transparency and traceability programs
Section Text

The Secretary of State, the Administrator of the United States Agency for International Development, the Secretary of the Department in which the Coast Guard is operating when it is not operating as a service in the Department of the Navy, the Secretary of Commerce, and the heads of other Federal agencies, if merited, shall work, as appropriate, with priority flag states and key countries in priority regions—

(1) to increase knowledge within such countries about the United States transparency and traceability standards for imports of seafood and seafood products;

(2) to improve the capacity of seafood industries within such countries through information sharing and training to meet the requirements of transparency and traceability standards for seafood and seafood product imports, including catch documentation and trade tracking programs adopted by relevant regional fisheries management organizations; and

(3) to improve the capacities of government, industry, and civil society groups to develop and implement comprehensive traceability systems that—

(A) deter IUU fishing;

(B) strengthen fisheries management; and

(C) enhance maritime domain awareness.

Source Credit

(Pub. L. 116–92, div. C, title XXXV, §3545, Dec. 20, 2019, 133 Stat. 2004.)

Publication Title United States Code, 2018 Edition, Supplement 3, Title 16 - CONSERVATION
Category Bills and Statutes
Collection United States Code
SuDoc Class Number Y 1.2/5:
Contained Within Title 16 - CONSERVATION
CHAPTER 99 - MARITIME SECURITY AND FISHERIES ENFORCEMENT
SUBCHAPTER I - PROGRAMS TO COMBAT IUU FISHING AND INCREASE MARITIME SECURITY
Sec. 8015 - Improvement of transparency and traceability programs
Contains section 8015
Date 2021
Laws In Effect As Of Date January 3, 2022
Positive Law No
Disposition standard
Statutes at Large References 133 Stat. 2004
Public Law References Public Law 116-92
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