Title 16 — ConservationRelease 119-73not60

§8015 Improvement of Transparency and Traceability Programs

Title 16 › Chapter 99— MARITIME SECURITY AND FISHERIES ENFORCEMENT › Subchapter I— PROGRAMS TO COMBAT IUU FISHING AND INCREASE MARITIME SECURITY › § 8015

Last updated Apr 5, 2026|Official source

Summary

Federal leaders must work with priority flag states and key countries in priority regions to help them meet U.S. rules for tracking seafood imports. The people who must do this include the Secretary of State, the USAID Administrator, the Secretary in charge of the Coast Guard when it is not part of the Navy, the Secretary of Commerce, and other agency heads when needed. They must teach those countries about U.S. traceability rules, share information and give training so seafood industries can follow the rules (including catch documentation and trade-tracking programs used by regional fisheries groups), and help governments, businesses, and civil groups build and run traceability systems that prevent illegal, unreported, and unregulated (IUU) fishing, improve fisheries management, and increase maritime awareness.

Full Legal Text

Title 16, §8015

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The Secretary of State, the Administrator of the United States Agency for International Development, the Secretary of the Department in which the Coast Guard is operating when it is not operating as a service in the Department of the Navy, the Secretary of Commerce, and the heads of other Federal agencies, if merited, shall work, as appropriate, with priority flag states and key countries in priority regions—

(1)to increase knowledge within such countries about the United States transparency and traceability standards for imports of seafood and seafood products;

(2)to improve the capacity of seafood industries within such countries through information sharing and training to meet the requirements of transparency and traceability standards for seafood and seafood product imports, including catch documentation and trade tracking programs adopted by relevant regional fisheries management organizations; and

(3)to improve the capacities of government, industry, and civil society groups to develop and implement comprehensive traceability systems that—

(A)deter IUU fishing;

(B)strengthen fisheries management; and

(C)enhance maritime domain awareness.

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Citation

16 U.S.C. § 8015

Title 16 — Conservation

Last Updated

Apr 5, 2026

Release point: 119-73not60