§4102 Definitions

Summary

Defines important words used in the chapter. Federal fishery management plan is a plan created under the Magnuson‑Stevens Fishery Conservation and Management Act (16 U.S.C. 1801 et seq.). Fishery resource is marine animals and plants used in fishing (like finfish, mollusks, and crustaceans), but not marine mammals or birds. Interjurisdictional fishery resource is a resource that crosses state and federal waters, is covered by an interstate fishery management plan, or migrates between waters of two or more States on the Great Lakes. For applying section 4104(a)(3) in fiscal year 1987, a federal or interstate plan did not have to already exist but had to be in development that year. Interstate fishery management plan is a plan made by an interstate commission. Interstate commission is a body set up by an interstate compact. Interstate compact is an agreement among two or more States to manage shared fishery resources and approved by Congress. Project is a research program to help manage interjurisdictional fishery resources or support interstate cooperative management. Secretary means the Secretary of Commerce. State includes the 50 States, Puerto Rico, American Samoa, the Virgin Islands, Guam, and the Northern Mariana Islands. State agency is any state department, agency, commission, or official allowed to regulate or enforce commercial fisheries.