Title 16, ConservationRelease 119-102
§1826f Certification
Title 16 › CHAPTER 38 — FISHERY CONSERVATION AND MANAGEMENT › SUBCHAPTER III — FOREIGN FISHING AND INTERNATIONAL FISHERY AGREEMENTS › § 1826f
Summary
Before the United States signs or starts applying any international deal about managing ocean life or fishing on the high seas, the Secretary of State must write a statement saying the deal will not violate the applicable U.S. fishing ban.
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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
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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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16 U.S.C. § 1826f
Title 16, Conservation
Last Updated
Aug 21, 2026
Release point: 119-102