Title 16 — ConservationRelease 119-73
§760a Atlantic Coast fish study for development and protection of fish resources
Title 16 › Chapter CHAPTER 9A— - PRESERVATION OF FISHERY RESOURCES › § 760a
Summary
Requires the Secretary of Commerce to keep studying fish along the Atlantic coast, including bays, sounds, and tributaries. The study must give states ways to develop and protect these fisheries—like season and catch limits and other steps—to get the most use from the fish while keeping enough breeding stock.
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Title 16, §760a
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The Secretary of Commerce is directed to undertake a comprehensive continuing study of species of fish of the Atlantic coast, including bays, sounds, and tributaries, for the purpose of recommending to the States of such coast appropriate measures for the development and protection of such resources and their wisest utilization, whether for sports or commercial fishing or both, including the limitations on season, take per unit of time, per man, or per gear, or such other recommendations as will most effectively provide for the public the maximum production and utilization of such fish consistent with the maintenance of an adequate brood reserve.
Legislative History
Notes & Related Subsidiaries
Executive Documents
Transfer of Functions
to Secretary of Commerce from Secretary of the Interior by Reorg. Plan No. 4 of 1970, see note set out under section 755 of this title.
Reference
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Citation
16 U.S.C. § 760a
Title 16 — Conservation
Last Updated
Apr 6, 2026
Release point: 119-73