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Title 16, ConservationRelease 119-110

§3343 Construction with Fishery Conservation and Management Provisions

Title 16 › CHAPTER 52 — SALMON AND STEELHEAD CONSERVATION AND ENHANCEMENT › SUBCHAPTER V — MISCELLANEOUS › § 3343

Last updated Sep 22, 2026|Official source

Summary

Does not change the rules in title III of the Magnuson‑Stevens Fishery Conservation and Management Act about fishery management plans. The Pacific Fishery Management Council must make current and future fishery management plans match any program approved under section 3311 and any enhancement plan under subchapter III. The Secretary of Commerce, working with the Pacific Fishery Management Council in its salmon plan, must make sure fishing cuts from the subchapter IV fleet adjustment program and Washington’s license moratorium are not replaced by new fishing effort from outside Washington.

Full Legal Text

Title 16, §3343

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(a)Consistency
Nothing in this chapter shall be construed as affecting the provisions of title III of the Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation and Management Act [16 U.S.C. 1851 et seq.] as it applies with respect to fishery management plans and their application to any fishery, except that the Pacific Fishery Management Council shall ensure that existing and future fishery management plans are consistent with any recommended program approved under section 3311 of this title and any enhancement plan under subchapter III.
(b)Fleet mobility
The Secretary of Commerce in coordination with the Pacific Fishery Management Council in its salmon management plan shall ensure that the fishing effort reduction that results from the fleet adjustment program of subchapter IV and the license moratorium of the State of Washington is not replaced by new fishing effort from outside such State.

Legislative History

Notes & Related Subsidiaries

Editorial Notes

References in Text

The Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation and Management Act, referred to in subsec. (a), is Pub. L. 94–265, Apr. 13, 1976, 90 Stat. 331. Title III of the Act is classified generally to subchapter IV (§ 1851 et seq.) of chapter 38 of this title. For complete classification of this Act to the Code, see

Short Title

note set out under section 1801 of this title and Tables.

Amendments

1996—Subsec. (a). Pub. L. 104–208 substituted “Magnuson-Stevens Fishery” for “Magnuson Fishery”. 1980—Subsec. (a). Pub. L. 96–561, § 238(b), substituted “Magnuson Fishery Conservation and Management Act” for “Fishery Conservation and Management Act of 1976”.

Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries

Effective Date

of 1996 Amendment Pub. L. 104–208, div. A, title I, § 101(a) [title II, § 211(b)], Sept. 30, 1996, 110 Stat. 3009, 3009–41, provided that the amendment made by that section is effective 15 days after Oct. 11, 1996.

Effective Date

of 1980 Amendment Pub. L. 96–561, title II, § 238(b), Dec. 22, 1980, 94 Stat. 3300, provided that the amendment made by that section is effective 15 days after Dec. 22, 1980.

Reference

Citations & Metadata

Citation

16 U.S.C. § 3343

Title 16, Conservation

Last Updated

Sep 22, 2026

Release point: 119-110