Title 16, ConservationRelease 119-102

§4101 Congressional Statement of Purposes

Title 16 › CHAPTER 61 — INTERJURISDICTIONAL FISHERIES › § 4101

Last updated Aug 21, 2026|Official source

Summary

It pushes States to help manage fish and shellfish that cross political borders and to make sure those fisheries are managed across their whole range. It also supports research to get ready for using ecosystem and multi‑species approaches to conserve and manage these resources.

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Title 16, §4101

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The purposes of this chapter are—

(1)to promote and encourage State activities in support of the management of interjurisdictional fishery resources;

(2)to promote and encourage management of interjurisdictional fishery resources throughout their range; and

(3)to promote and encourage research in preparation for the implementation of the use of ecosystems and interspecies approaches to the conservation and management of interjurisdictional fishery resources throughout their range.

Legislative History

Notes & Related Subsidiaries

Editorial Notes

References in Text

This chapter, referred to in text, was in the original “this title”, meaning title III of Pub. L. 99–659, Nov. 14, 1986, 100 Stat. 3731, which is classified principally to this chapter. For complete classification of title III to the Code, see

Short Title

note set out below and Tables.

Amendments

2002—Par. (3). Pub. L. 107–372 added par. (3).

Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries

Effective Date

Pub. L. 99–659, title III, § 310, Nov. 14, 1986, 100 Stat. 3736, provided that: “This title [enacting this chapter and repealing chapter 10D (§ 779 et seq.) of this title] takes effect October 1, 1987.”

Short Title

Pub. L. 99–659, title III, § 301, Nov. 14, 1986, 100 Stat. 3731, provided that: “This title [enacting this chapter and repealing chapter 10D (§ 779 et seq.) of this title] may be cited as the ‘Interjurisdictional Fisheries Act of 1986’.”

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Citation

16 U.S.C. § 4101

Title 16, Conservation

Last Updated

Aug 21, 2026

Release point: 119-102