16 U.S.C. § 6909a — United States conservation, manage-

Page 2668 TITLE 16—CONSERVATION § 6909a § 6909a. United States conservation, manage- ment, and enforcement objectives The Secretary, in consultation with the Sec- retary of State, in the course of negotiations, shall seek— (1) to minimize any disadvantage to United States fishermen in relation to other members of the Commission; (2) to maximize the opportunities for fishing vessels of the United States to harvest fish stocks on the high seas in the Convention area, recognizing that such harvests may be restricted if the Commission, based on the best available scientific information provided by the Scientific Committee, determines it is necessary to achieve the conservation objec- tive set forth in Article 2 of the Convention; (3) to prevent any requirement for the trans- fer to other nations or foreign entities of the fishing capacity, fishing capacity rights, or fishing vessels of the United States or its ter- ritories, unless any such requirement is vol- untary and market-based; and (4) to ensure that conservation and manage- ment measures take into consideration tradi- tional fishing patterns of fishing vessels of the United States and the operating requirements of the fisheries covered by the Western and Central Pacific Convention. (Pub. L. 109–479, title V, § 511, as added Pub. L. 114–327, title III, § 301(a)(2), Dec. 16, 2016, 130 Stat. 1994.) Editorial Notes PRIOR PROVISIONS A prior section 511 of Pub. L. 109–479 was renumbered section 512 and is classified to section 6910 of this title. § 6910. Authorization of appropriations There are authorized to be appropriated to the Secretary of Commerce such sums as may be necessary to carry out this chapter and to pay the United States’ contribution to the Commis- sion under section 5 of part III of the WCPFC Convention. (Pub. L. 109–479, title V, § 512, formerly § 511, Jan. 12, 2007, 120 Stat. 3644; renumbered § 512, Pub. L. 114–327, title III, § 301(a)(2), Dec. 16, 2016, 130 Stat. 1994.) CHAPTER 89—PACIFIC WHITING Sec. 7001. Definitions. 7002. United States representation on joint man- agement committee. 7003. United States representation on the scientific review group. 7004. United States representation on joint tech- nical committee. 7005. United States representation on advisory panel. 7006. Responsibilities of the Secretary. 7007. Rulemaking. 7008. Administrative matters. 7009. Enforcement. 7010. Authorization of appropriations. § 7001. Definitions In this chapter: (1) Advisory panel The term ‘‘advisory panel’’ means the Advi- sory Panel on Pacific Hake/Whiting estab- lished by the Agreement. (2) Agreement The term ‘‘Agreement’’ means the Agree- ment between the Government of the United States and the Government of Canada on Pa- cific Hake/Whiting, signed at Seattle, Wash- ington, on November 21, 2003. (3) Catch The term ‘‘catch’’ means all fishery remov- als from the offshore whiting resource, includ- ing landings, discards, and bycatch in other fisheries. (4) Joint management committee The term ‘‘joint management committee’’ means the joint management committee es- tablished by the Agreement. (5) Joint technical committee The term ‘‘joint technical committee’’ means the joint technical committee estab- lished by the Agreement. (6) Offshore whiting resource The term ‘‘offshore whiting resource’’ means the transboundary stock of Merluccius productus that is located in the offshore wa- ters of the United States and Canada except in Puget Sound and the Strait of Georgia. (7) Scientific review group The term ‘‘scientific review group’’ means the scientific review group established by the Agreement. (8) Secretary The term ‘‘Secretary’’ means the Secretary of Commerce. (9) United States Section The term ‘‘United States Section’’ means the United States representatives on the joint management committee. (Pub. L. 109–479, title VI, § 602, Jan. 12, 2007, 120 Stat. 3644.) Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries SHORT TITLE Pub. L. 109–479, title VI, § 601, Jan. 12, 2007, 120 Stat. 3644, provided that: ‘‘This title [enacting this chapter] may be cited as the ‘Pacific Whiting Act of 2006’.’’ § 7002. United States representation on joint management committee (a) Representatives (1) In general The Secretary, in consultation with the Sec- retary of State, shall appoint 4 individuals to represent the United States as the United States Section on the joint management com- mittee. In making the appointments, the Sec- retary shall select representatives from among individuals who are knowledgeable or experi- enced concerning the offshore whiting re- source. Of these— (A) 1 shall be an official of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration;