16 U.S.C. § 7809
Current through P.L. 118-78 (published on www.congress.gov on 07/30/2024)
Masters of commercial fishing vessels of countries fishing under the management authority of the South Pacific Fisheries Convention that do not carry vessel monitoring systems capable of communicating with United States enforcement authorities shall, before or as soon as reasonably possible after, entering and transiting the exclusive economic zone bounded by the Convention Area, ensure that all fishing gear on board the vessel is stowed below deck or otherwise removed from the place it is normally used for fishing activities and placed where it is not readily available for fishing activities.
16 U.S.C. § 7809
- Convention Area
- The term "Convention Area" means the area to which the Convention on the Conservation and Management of High Seas Fishery Resources in the South Pacific Ocean applies under Article 5 of such Convention.
- exclusive economic zone
- The term "exclusive economic zone" means-(A) with respect to the United States, the zone established by Presidential Proclamation Numbered 5030 of March 10, 1983 ( 16 U.S.C. 1453 note); and(B) with respect to a foreign country, a designated zone similar to the zone referred to in subparagraph (A) for that country, consistent with international law.