Title 16, ConservationRelease 119-102
§758 Exploration, Investigation, Development, and Maintenance of Fishing Resources and Industry of Pacific Ocean
Title 16 › CHAPTER 9A — PRESERVATION OF FISHERY RESOURCES › § 758
Summary
Help develop and maintain fishing resources and the high-seas fishing industry in the tropical/subtropical Pacific and nearby seas to benefit Pacific island possessions' residents and Americans.
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Title 16, §758
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It is the policy of the United States to provide for the exploration, investigation, development, and maintenance of the fishing resources and development of the high seas fishing industry of the United States and its island possessions in the tropical and subtropical Pacific Ocean and intervening seas, for the benefit of the residents of the Pacific island possessions and of the people of the United States.
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1960—Pub. L. 86–624 substituted “the United States and its island possessions” for “the Territories and island possessions of the United States”, and struck out “Territory of Hawaii and” before “Pacific island possessions”.
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16 U.S.C. § 758
Title 16, Conservation
Last Updated
Aug 21, 2026
Release point: 119-102