Title 16 — ConservationRelease 119-73not60
§7809 Exclusive Economic Zone Notification
Title 16 › Chapter 97— CONVENTION ON THE CONSERVATION AND MANAGEMENT OF HIGH SEAS FISHERY RESOURCES IN THE SOUTH PACIFIC › § 7809
Summary
Captains must stow all fishing gear below deck or otherwise make it unavailable if their commercial vessel from a Convention country lacks vessel monitoring systems that can contact U.S. enforcement and enters the Convention EEZ.
Full Legal Text
Title 16, §7809
Conservation — Source: USLM XML via OLRC
Masters of commercial fishing vessels of countries fishing under the management authority of the South Pacific Fisheries Convention that do not carry vessel monitoring systems capable of communicating with United States enforcement authorities shall, before or as soon as reasonably possible after, entering and transiting the exclusive economic zone bounded by the Convention Area, ensure that all fishing gear on board the vessel is stowed below deck or otherwise removed from the place it is normally used for fishing activities and placed where it is not readily available for fishing activities.
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Citation
16 U.S.C. § 7809
Title 16 — Conservation
Last Updated
Apr 5, 2026
Release point: 119-73not60