§7701 Definitions

Summary

Defines key words used for managing North Pacific high-seas fisheries. Commission — the North Pacific Fisheries Commission. Commissioner — a U.S. Commissioner appointed under section 7702(a). Convention Area — the area covered by the North Pacific Fisheries Convention under Article 4. Council — one of the North Pacific, Pacific, or Western Pacific Fishery Management Councils as needed. Exclusive economic zone — for the U.S., the zone set by Presidential Proclamation Numbered 5030 of March 10, 1983 (16 U.S.C. 1453 note); for other countries, a similar zone under international law. Fisheries resources — fish, shellfish, and other marine species caught in the Convention Area and their products, but not certain sedentary species (see Article 77, paragraph 4 of the 1982 Convention and indicator species listed under Article 13, paragraph 5 of the North Pacific Fisheries Convention), nor catadromous species, marine mammals/reptiles/seabirds, or species already covered by other international fishery agreements. Fishing activities — searching for, catching, processing, transshipping, or otherwise supporting those actions at sea or in port, except emergency actions for crew health or vessel safety. Fishing vessel — any ship used or intended for fishing or processing, including support or carrier vessels. High seas — waters outside any country’s exclusive economic zone. North Pacific Fisheries Convention — the Convention adopted at Tokyo on February 24, 2012, including its in-force annexes, amendments, or protocols for the U.S. Person — an individual, a business or other entity, or any government or government entity. Secretary — the Secretary of Commerce, unless stated otherwise. State — each U.S. State, the District of Columbia, the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands, American Samoa, Guam, and other U.S. territories or possessions. Straddling stock — a stock that moves between one or more parties’ EEZs and the Convention Area. Transshipment — moving catch from one fishing vessel to another at sea or in port. 1982 Convention — the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea of 10 December 1982.