§5609 Definitions

Summary

Defines the main words used in this chapter so people know what they mean. 1982 Convention — the U.N. Law of the Sea treaty dated 10 December 1982. Authorized enforcement officer — a person allowed to enforce this chapter, its rules, or measures the United States must follow under the 1982 Convention. Commission — the body set up by several articles of the 1982 Convention. Commissioner — a U.S. member of the Northwest Atlantic Fisheries Organization. Convention — the agreement on future multilateral cooperation in the Northwest Atlantic Fisheries done at Ottawa on October 24, 1978, as amended on September 28, 2007. Convention Area — the waters described by the exact coordinates in the law (north of 35°00′ N and west of a line from 35°00′ N, 42°00′ W up to 59°00′ N, then west to 44°00′ W, then north to Greenland, plus the Gulf of St. Lawrence, Davis Strait and Baffin Bay south of 78°10′ N). Council — the New England or Mid‑Atlantic Fishery Management Council. Fishery resources — fish, mollusks, and crustaceans in the Convention Area, with certain sedentary, anadromous, catadromous, and listed highly migratory stocks excluded. Fishing activities — harvesting, processing, transshipping, or any work preparing for or supporting harvesting, but not emergency rescue or safety operations. Fishing vessel — any vessel that does or has done fishing activities, including processing, transshipment, experimental, or exploratory vessels. Organization — the Northwest Atlantic Fisheries Organization. Person — any individual or business entity. Representative — a U.S. member of the Northwest Atlantic Fisheries Scientific Council. Scientific Council — the Scientific Council created by the Convention. Secretary — the Secretary of Commerce. State — each U.S. State, the District of Columbia, and any U.S. commonwealth, territory, or possession. Transshipment — moving fish from one fishing vessel to another, at sea or in port.