Title 16 — ConservationRelease 119-73
§1826f Certification
Title 16 › Chapter CHAPTER 38— - FISHERY CONSERVATION AND MANAGEMENT › Subchapter SUBCHAPTER III— - FOREIGN FISHING AND INTERNATIONAL FISHERY AGREEMENTS › § 1826f
Summary
Before the U.S. signs or provisionally applies any international fishing or marine conservation agreement, the Secretary of State must write that it won't violate section 1826d.
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Title 16, §1826f
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The Secretary of State shall determine in writing prior to the signing or provisional application by the United States of any international agreement with respect to the conservation and management of living marine resources or the use of the high seas by fishing vessels that the prohibition contained in section 1826d of this title will not be violated if such agreement is signed or provisionally applied.
Legislative History
Notes & Related Subsidiaries
Editorial Notes
Codification Section was enacted as part of the High Seas Driftnet Fishing Moratorium Protection Act, and also as part of the Fisheries Act of 1995, and not as part of the Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation and Management Act which comprises this chapter.
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Citation
16 U.S.C. § 1826f
Title 16 — Conservation
Last Updated
Apr 6, 2026
Release point: 119-73