Title 16, ConservationRelease 119-102
§7401 Purpose
Title 16 › CHAPTER 93 — AGREEMENT ON PORT STATE MEASURES TO PREVENT, DETER AND ELIMINATE ILLEGAL, UNREPORTED AND UNREGULATED FISHING › § 7401
Summary
Put into action the Agreement on Port State Measures so port controls can stop, discourage, and end illegal, unreported, and unregulated fishing.
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Title 16, §7401
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The purpose of this chapter is to implement the Agreement on Port State Measures to Prevent, Deter and Eliminate Illegal, Unreported and Unregulated Fishing.
Legislative History
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Short Title
Pub. L. 114–81, title III, § 301, Nov. 5, 2015, 129 Stat. 664, provided that: “This title [enacting this chapter] may be cited as the ‘Port State Measures Agreement Act of 2015’.”
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Citation
16 U.S.C. § 7401
Title 16, Conservation
Last Updated
Aug 21, 2026
Release point: 119-102