§973d — Title 16 Conservation | U.S. Code

Summary

Some bans and the license rules do not apply to boats that fish for albacore tuna by trolling, or to boats that use longlines on the high seas parts of the Treaty area. Also, the bans in sections 973c(a)(4), 973c(a)(5), and 973c(b)(3) do not apply when the fishing is done under an agreement made under paragraph 3 of Article 3 of the Treaty, and the Secretary of State decides under section 973p that the agreement is covered by Article 4 and paragraph 6 of Article 5 of the Treaty.

Title 16, §973d

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(a)The prohibitions of section 973c of this title and the licensing requirements of section 973g of this title shall not apply to fishing for albacore tuna by vessels using the trolling method or to fishing by vessels using the longline method in the high seas areas of the Treaty area.

(b)The prohibitions of section 973c(a)(4), (a)(5), and (b)(3) of this title shall not apply to fishing under the terms and conditions of an arrangement which has been reached under paragraph 3 of Article 3 of the Treaty and which, pursuant to a decision by the Secretary of State under section 973p of this title, is covered by Article 4 and paragraph 6 of Article 5 of the Treaty.

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2004—Subsec. (a). Pub. L. 108–219 substituted “or to fishing by vessels using the longline method in the high seas areas of the Treaty area” for “outside of the 200 nautical mile fisheries zones of the Pacific Island Parties”.

§973d Exceptions

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Title 16, §973d

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