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16 U.S.C. § 758e

Central, Western, and South Pacific Ocean fisheries development program

United States · Title 16 — CONSERVATION · Status: effective

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16 U.S.C. § 758e, Central, Western, and South Pacific Ocean fisheries development program, United States, version 1 as recorded 2026-07-09, yourstate.us, https://yourstate.us/provision/446356
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The Secretary of Commerce (hereafter referred to in sections 758e to 758e–5 of this title as the “Secretary”) is authorized to carry out, directly or by contract, with the Pacific Fisheries Development Foundation or other agency or organization, a program for the development of the tuna and other latent fisheries resources of the Central, Western, and South Pacific Ocean. The program shall include, but not be limited to, exploration for, and stock assessment of, tuna and other fish; improvement of harvesting techniques; gear development; biological resource monitoring; and an economic evaluation of the potential for tuna and other fisheries in such area.

Legislative history

The public laws that enacted or amended this section. Tallies are for the whole bill as it passed each chamber — often an omnibus covering far more than this provision — not a vote on this section alone. The law that originally enacted this section predates the public laws loaded here, so only later amendments are listed.

  • Amended byPub. L. 94-343(H.R. 13380)1976-07-06
    An Act to amend the Central, Western, and South Pacific Fisheries Development Act to extend the appropriation authorization through fiscal year 1979, and for other purposes.
    House: no recorded tallySenate: no recorded tally
  • Amended byPub. L. 95-295(H.R. 11657)1978-06-16
    An Act to amend the Central, Western, and South Pacific Fisheries Development Act to increase the appropriation authorization through fiscal year 1982, to expand the United States fisheries development effort, and to cooperate in the formation and research of the South Pacific regional fishery agency, and for other purposes.
    House: no recorded tallySenate: no recorded tally
  • Amended byPub. L. 98-498(S. 1102)1984-10-19
    Marine Sanctuaries Amendments of 1983
    House: no recorded tallySenate: no recorded tally