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Title 16 — ConservationRelease 119-73

§7001 Definitions

Title 16 › Chapter CHAPTER 89— - PACIFIC WHITING › § 7001

Last updated Apr 6, 2026|Official source

Summary

Defines the words used in this chapter. advisory panel, joint management committee, joint technical committee, and scientific review group — groups set up by the U.S.–Canada Agreement. Agreement — the U.S.–Canada deal on Pacific hake/whiting signed in Seattle on November 21, 2003. catch — all fish taken from the offshore whiting stock, including landings, discards, and bycatch. offshore whiting resource — the shared Merluccius productus stock in offshore U.S. and Canadian waters, excluding Puget Sound and the Strait of Georgia. Secretary — the Secretary of Commerce. United States Section — the U.S. members on the joint management committee.

Full Legal Text

Title 16, §7001

Conservation — Source: USLM XML via OLRC

In this chapter:
(1)The term “advisory panel” means the Advisory Panel on Pacific Hake/Whiting established by the Agreement.
(2)The term “Agreement” means the Agreement between the Government of the United States and the Government of Canada on Pacific Hake/Whiting, signed at Seattle, Washington, on November 21, 2003.
(3)The term “catch” means all fishery removals from the offshore whiting resource, including landings, discards, and bycatch in other fisheries.
(4)The term “joint management committee” means the joint management committee established by the Agreement.
(5)The term “joint technical committee” means the joint technical committee established by the Agreement.
(6)The term “offshore whiting resource” means the transboundary stock of Merluccius productus that is located in the offshore waters of the United States and Canada except in Puget Sound and the Strait of Georgia.
(7)The term “scientific review group” means the scientific review group established by the Agreement.
(8)The term “Secretary” means the Secretary of Commerce.
(9)The term “United States Section” means the United States representatives on the joint management committee.

Legislative History

Notes & Related Subsidiaries

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’.”

Reference

Citations & Metadata

Citation

16 U.S.C. § 7001

Title 16 — Conservation

Last Updated

Apr 6, 2026

Release point: 119-73