Title 16 — ConservationRelease 119-73not60

§7707 Cooperation in Carrying Out Convention

Title 16 › Chapter 96— NORTH PACIFIC FISHERIES CONVENTION › § 7707

Last updated Apr 5, 2026|Official source

Summary

The Secretary can work with other federal agencies, with public or private groups here or in other countries, and with foreign officials (through the Secretary of State) to carry out duties under this law. Federal agencies can help when the Secretary asks by doing research and by lending facilities and staff to support the Commission’s work under the North Pacific Fisheries Convention. The Secretary and the Commission may run or approve fishing trips and biological tests at any time for scientific study, and do other tasks the Convention requires. Nothing here changes a State’s authority in U.S. territorial waters.

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Title 16, §7707

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(a)The Secretary may cooperate with any Federal agency, any public or private institution or organization within the United States or abroad, and, through the Secretary of State, a duly authorized official of the government of any party to the North Pacific Fisheries Convention, in carrying out responsibilities under this chapter.

(b)Each Federal agency may, upon the request of the Secretary, cooperate in the conduct of scientific and other programs and furnish facilities and personnel for the purpose of assisting the Commission in carrying out its duties under the North Pacific Fisheries Convention.

(c)Nothing in this chapter, or in the laws of any State, prevents the Secretary or the Commission from—

(1)conducting or authorizing the conduct of fishing operations and biological experiments at any time for purposes of scientific investigation; or

(2)discharging any other duties prescribed by the North Pacific Fisheries Convention.

(d)Nothing in this chapter shall be construed to diminish or to increase the jurisdiction of any State in the territorial sea of the United States.

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Citation

16 U.S.C. § 7707

Title 16 — Conservation

Last Updated

Apr 5, 2026

Release point: 119-73not60