Title 16, ConservationRelease 119-102
§1891c United States Catch History
Title 16 › CHAPTER 38 — FISHERY CONSERVATION AND MANAGEMENT › SUBCHAPTER VI — MISCELLANEOUS › § 1891c
Summary
When setting international catch allocations, the Secretary must, with the Coast Guard Department head and Secretary of State, keep U.S. vessel catch history with the U.S., even if sold to foreign owners.
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Title 16, §1891c
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In establishing catch allocations under international fisheries agreements, the Secretary, in consultation with the Secretary of the Department in which the Coast Guard is operating, and the Secretary of State, shall ensure that all catch history associated with a vessel of the United States remains with the United States and is not transferred or credited to any other nation or vessel of such nation, including when a vessel of the United States is sold or transferred to a citizen of another nation or to an entity controlled by citizens of another nation.
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Editorial Notes
Codification Section was enacted as part of the Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation and Management Reauthorization Act of 2006, 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. § 1891c
Title 16, Conservation
Last Updated
Aug 21, 2026
Release point: 119-102