2011 US Code
Title 16 - Conservation
Chapter 76 - NORTHWEST ATLANTIC FISHERIES CONVENTION (§§ 5601 - 5612)
Section 5612 - Quota allocation practice
View Metadata| Publication Title | United States Code, 2006 Edition, Supplement 5, Title 16 - CONSERVATION |
| Category | Bills and Statutes |
| Collection | United States Code |
| SuDoc Class Number | Y 1.2/5: |
| Contained Within | Title 16 - CONSERVATION CHAPTER 76 - NORTHWEST ATLANTIC FISHERIES CONVENTION Sec. 5612 - Quota allocation practice |
| Contains | section 5612 |
| Date | 2011 |
| Laws in Effect as of Date | January 3, 2012 |
| Positive Law | No |
| Disposition | standard |
| Source Credit | Pub. L. 104-43, title II, §213, as added Pub. L. 105-384, title II, §201(d), Nov. 13, 1998, 112 Stat. 3452. |
| Statutes at Large Reference | 112 Stat. 3452 |
| Public Law References | Public Law 104-43, Public Law 105-384 |
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The Secretary of Commerce, acting through the Secretary of State, shall promptly seek to establish a new practice for allocating quotas under the Convention that—
(1) is predictable and transparent;
(2) provides fishing opportunities for all members of the Organization; and
(3) is consistent with the Straddling Fish Stocks Agreement.
(b) ReportThe Secretary of Commerce shall include in annual reports under section 5611 of this title—
(1) a description of the results of negotiations held pursuant to subsection (a) of this section;
(2) an identification of barriers to achieving such a new allocation practice; and
(3) recommendations for any further legislation that is necessary to achieve such a new practice.
(c) “Straddling Fish Stocks Agreement” definedIn this section the term “Straddling Fish Stocks Agreement” means the United Nations Agreement for the Implementation of the Provisions of the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea of 10 December 1982 Relating to the Conservation and Management of Straddling Fish Stocks and Highly Migratory Fish Stocks.
(Pub. L. 104–43, title II, §213, as added Pub. L. 105–384, title II, §201(d), Nov. 13, 1998, 112 Stat. 3452.)
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