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16 U.S.C. § 1881d — Incidental harvest research
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**(a) Collection of information** Within nine months after October 11, 1996, the Secretary shall, after consultation with the Gulf Council and South Atlantic Council, conclude the collection of information in the program to assess the impact on fishery resources of incidental harvest by the shrimp trawl fishery within the authority of such Councils. Within the same time period, the Secretary shall make available to the public aggregated summaries of information collected prior to June 30, 1994 under such program.
**(b) Identification of stock** The program concluded pursuant to subsection (a) shall provide for the identification of stocks of fish which are subject to significant incidental harvest in the course of normal shrimp trawl fishing activity.
**(c) Collection and assessment of specific stock information** For stocks of fish identified pursuant to subsection (b), with priority given to stocks which (based upon the best available scientific information) are considered to be overfished, the Secretary shall conduct—
(1) a program to collect and evaluate information on the nature and extent (including the spatial and temporal distribution) of incidental mortality of such stocks as a direct result of shrimp trawl fishing activities;
(2) an assessment of the status and condition of such stocks, including collection of information which would allow the estimation of life history parameters with sufficient accuracy and precision to support sound scientific evaluation of the effects of various management alternatives on the status of such stocks; and
(3) a program of information collection and evaluation for such stocks on the magnitude and distribution of fishing mortality and fishing effort by sources of fishing mortality other than shrimp trawl fishing activity.
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**(a) Collection of information** Within nine months after October 11, 1996, the Secretary shall, after consultation with the Gulf Council and South Atlantic Council, conclude the collection of information in the program to assess the impact on fishery resources of incidental harvest by the shrimp trawl fishery within the authority of such Councils. Within the same time period, the Secretary shall make available to the public aggregated summaries of information collected prior to June 30, 1994 under such program.
**(b) Identification of stock** The program concluded pursuant to subsection (a) shall provide for the identification of stocks of fish which are subject to significant incidental harvest in the course of normal shrimp trawl fishing activity.
**(c) Collection and assessment of specific stock information** For stocks of fish identified pursuant to subsection (b), with priority given to stocks which (based upon the best available scientific information) are considered to be overfished, the Secretary shall conduct—
(1) a program to collect and evaluate information on the nature and extent (including the spatial and temporal distribution) of incidental mortality of such stocks as a direct result of shrimp trawl fishing activities;
(2) an assessment of the status and condition of such stocks, including collection of information which would allow the estimation of life history parameters with sufficient accuracy and precision to support sound scientific evaluation of the effects of various management alternatives on the status of such stocks; and
(3) a program of information collection and evaluation for such stocks on the magnitude and distribution of fishing mortality and fishing effort by sources of fishing mortality other than shrimp trawl fishing activity.
**(d) Bycatch reduction program** Not later than 12 months after October 11, 1996, the Secretary shall, in cooperation with affected interests, and based upon the best scientific information available, complete a program to—
(1) develop technological devices and other changes in fishing operations necessary and appropriate to minimize the incidental mortality of bycatch in the course of shrimp trawl activity to the extent practicable, taking into account the level of bycatch mortality in the fishery on November 28, 1990;
(2) evaluate the ecological impacts and the benefits and costs of such devices and changes in fishing operations; and
(3) assess whether it is practicable to utilize bycatch which is not avoidable.
**(e) Report to Congress** The Secretary shall, within one year of completing the programs required by this section, submit a detailed report on the results of such programs to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation of the Senate and the Committee on Resources of the House of Representatives.
**(f) Implementation criteria** To the extent practicable, any conservation and management measure implemented under this chapter to reduce the incidental mortality of bycatch in the course of shrimp trawl fishing shall be consistent with—
(1) measures applicable to fishing throughout the range in United States waters of the bycatch species concerned; and
(2) the need to avoid any serious adverse environmental impacts on such bycatch species or the ecology of the affected area.
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**(a) Findings** The Congress finds and declares the following:
(1) The fish off the coasts of the United States, the highly migratory species of the high seas, the species which dwell on or in the Continental Shelf appertaining to the United States, and the anadromous species which spawn in United States rivers or estuaries, constitute valuable and renewable natural resources. These fishery resources contribute to the food supply, economy, and health of the Nation and provide recreational opportunities.
(2) Certain stocks of fish have declined to the point where their survival is threatened, and other stocks of fish have been so substantially reduced in number that they could become similarly threatened as a consequence of (A) increased fishing pressure, (B) the inadequacy of fishery resource conservation and management practices and controls, or (C) direct and indirect habitat losses which have resulted in a diminished capacity to support existing fishing levels.
(3) Commercial and recreational fishing constitutes a major source of employment and contributes significantly to the economy of the Nation. Many coastal areas are dependent upon fishing and related activities, and their economies have been badly damaged by the overfishing of fishery resources at an ever-increasing rate over the past decade. The activities of massive foreign fishing fleets in waters adjacent to such coastal areas have contributed to such damage, interfered with domestic fishing efforts, and caused destruction of the fishing gear of United States fishermen.
(4) International fishery agreements have not been effective in preventing or terminating the overfishing of these valuable fishery resources. There is danger that irreversible effects from overfishing will take place before an effectiv
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For the purpose of this chapter—
(1) The term “Convention” means the International Convention for the Conservation of Atlantic Tunas, signed at Rio de Janeiro May 14, 1966, including any amendments or protocols which are or become effective for the United States.
(2) The term “Commission” means the International Commission for the Conservation of Atlantic Tunas provided for in article III of the Convention.
(3) The term “conservation recommendation” means any recommendation of the Commission made pursuant to Article VIII of the Convention and acted upon favorably by the Secretary of State under [section 971c(a) of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title16-section971c/a&num=0&edition=prelim).
(4) The term “Council” means the Council established within the International Commission for the Conservation of Atlantic Tunas pursuant to article V of the Convention.
(5) The term “exclusive economic zone” means an exclusive economic zone as defined in [section 1802 of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title16-section1802&num=0&edition=prelim).
(6) The term “fishing” means the catching, taking, or fishing for or the attempted catching, taking, or fishing for any species of fish covered by the Convention, or any activities in support thereof.
(7) The term “fishing vessel” means any vessel engaged in catching fish or processing or transporting fish loaded on the high seas, or any vessel outfitted for such activities.
(8) The term “Panel” means any panel established by the Commission pursuant to article VI of the Convention.
(9) The term “person” means every individual, partnership, corporation, and association subject to the jurisdiction of the United States.
(10) The term “Secretary” means the S
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TITLE 16—CONSERVATION
§ 1882
to conduct a study, to be submitted to Congress by 1
year after Oct. 11, 1996, of the contribution of bycatch
to charitable organizations by commercial fishermen,
including determinations of the amount contributed
each year, the economic benefits to commercial fisher-
men from those contributions, and the impact on fish-
eries of the availability of those benefits.
§ 1881d. Incidental harvest research
(a) Collection of information
Within nine months after October 11, 1996, the
Secretary shall, after consultation with the Gulf
Council and South Atlantic Council, conclude
the collection of information in the program to
assess the impact on fishery resources of inci-
dental harvest by the shrimp trawl fishery with-
in the authority of such Councils. Within the
same time period, the Secretary shall make
available to the public aggregated summaries of
information collected prior to June 30, 1994
under such program.
(b) Identification of stock
The program concluded pursuant to subsection
(a) shall provide for the identification of stocks
of fish which are subject to significant inci-
dental harvest in the course of normal shrimp
trawl fishing activity.
(c) Collection and assessment of specific stock
information
For stocks of fish identified pursuant to sub-
section (b), with priority given to stocks which
(based upon the best available scientific infor-
mation) are considered to be overfished, the Sec-
retary shall conduct—
(1) a program to collect and evaluate infor-
mation on the nature and extent (including
the spatial and temporal distribution) of inci-
dental mortality of such stocks as a direct re-
sult of shrimp trawl fishing activities;
(2) an assessment of the status and condition
of such stocks, inclu
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