Title 16 — ConservationRelease 119-73not60

§5724 Authority and Responsibility

Title 16 › Chapter 77— YUKON RIVER SALMON › Subchapter II— CONSERVATION AND MANAGEMENT › § 5724

Last updated Apr 5, 2026|Official source

Summary

Makes the Alaska Department of Fish and Game the United States’ official manager for any agreement with Canada about salmon that come from the Yukon River in Canada. That choice does not change who has management power over fishery resources for Alaska or the Federal Government. The Panel may also give nonbinding advice about Yukon River salmon to the Department of the Interior, the Department of Commerce, the Department of State, the North Pacific Fishery Management Council, and other federal or state agencies.

Full Legal Text

Title 16, §5724

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(a)The State of Alaska Department of Fish and Game shall be the responsible management entity for the United States for the purposes of any agreement with Canada regarding management of salmon stocks originating from the Yukon River in Canada.

(b)The designation under subsection (a) shall not be considered to expand, diminish, or otherwise change the management authority of the State of Alaska or the Federal Government with respect to fishery resources.

(c)In addition to recommendations made by the Panel to the responsible management entities in accordance with any agreement with Canada regarding management of salmon stocks originating from the Yukon River in Canada, the Panel may make recommendations concerning the conservation and management of salmon originating in the Yukon River to the Department of the Interior, the Department of Commerce, the Department of State, the North Pacific Fishery Management Council, and other Federal or State entities as appropriate. Recommendations by the Panel shall be advisory in nature.

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Citation

16 U.S.C. § 5724

Title 16 — Conservation

Last Updated

Apr 5, 2026

Release point: 119-73not60