Title 16 — ConservationRelease 119-73not60
§1826b Duration of Denial of Port Privileges and Sanctions
Title 16 › Chapter 38— FISHERY CONSERVATION AND MANAGEMENT › Subchapter III— FOREIGN FISHING AND INTERNATIONAL FISHERY AGREEMENTS › § 1826b
Summary
A nation's U.S. port ban or other penalties stay in place. They continue until the Secretary of Commerce tells the President and Congress that the nation stopped large-scale driftnet fishing outside any country's exclusive economic zone or has fixed the specific conduct that caused the penalty.
Full Legal Text
Title 16, §1826b
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Any denial of port privileges or sanction under section 1826a of this title with respect to a nation shall remain in effect until such time as the Secretary of Commerce certifies to the President and the Congress that such nation has terminated large-scale driftnet fishing by its nationals and vessels beyond the exclusive economic zone of any nation or effectively addressed the offending activities for which the nation received a negative certification under 1826j(d) 11 So in original. Probably should be preceded by “section”. or 1826k(c) of this title.
Legislative History
Notes & Related Subsidiaries
Editorial Notes
Codification Section was enacted as part of the High Seas Driftnet Fisheries
Enforcement
Act, and not as part of the Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation and Management Act which comprises this chapter.
Amendments
2015—Pub. L. 114–81 struck out “or illegal, unreported, or unregulated fishing” after “driftnet fishing” and inserted “or effectively addressed the offending activities for which the nation received a negative certification under 1826j(d) or 1826j(c) of this title” before period at end. 2007—Pub. L. 109–479 inserted “or illegal, unreported, or unregulated fishing” after “driftnet fishing”.
Reference
Citations & Metadata
Citation
16 U.S.C. § 1826b
Title 16 — Conservation
Last Updated
Apr 5, 2026
Release point: 119-73not60