Title 16 — ConservationRelease 119-73
§4101 Congressional statement of purposes
Title 16 › Chapter CHAPTER 61— - INTERJURISDICTIONAL FISHERIES › § 4101
Summary
Encourage States to help manage fish that move across borders, manage those fish populations across their full range, and support research on ecosystem and multispecies approaches.
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Title 16, §4101
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The purposes of this chapter are—
(1)to promote and encourage State activities in support of the management of interjurisdictional fishery resources;
(2)to promote and encourage management of interjurisdictional fishery resources throughout their range; and
(3)to promote and encourage research in preparation for the implementation of the use of ecosystems and interspecies approaches to the conservation and management of interjurisdictional fishery resources throughout their range.
Legislative History
Notes & Related Subsidiaries
Editorial Notes
References in Text
This chapter, referred to in text, was in the original “this title”, meaning title III of Pub. L. 99–659, Nov. 14, 1986, 100 Stat. 3731, which is classified principally to this chapter. For complete classification of title III to the Code, see
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note set out below and Tables.
Amendments
2002—Par. (3). Pub. L. 107–372 added par. (3).
Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries
Effective Date
Pub. L. 99–659, title III, § 310, Nov. 14, 1986, 100 Stat. 3736, provided that: “This title [enacting this chapter and repealing chapter 10D (§ 779 et seq.) of this title] takes effect October 1, 1987.”
Short Title
Pub. L. 99–659, title III, § 301, Nov. 14, 1986, 100 Stat. 3731, provided that: “This title [enacting this chapter and repealing chapter 10D (§ 779 et seq.) of this title] may be cited as the ‘Interjurisdictional Fisheries Act of 1986’.”
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Citation
16 U.S.C. § 4101
Title 16 — Conservation
Last Updated
Apr 6, 2026
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