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16 U.S.C. § 1851

National standards for fishery conservation and management

United States · Title 16 — CONSERVATION · Status: effective

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16 U.S.C. § 1851, National standards for fishery conservation and management, United States, version 1 as recorded 2026-07-09, yourstate.us, https://yourstate.us/provision/447242
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Any fishery management plan prepared, and any regulation promulgated to implement any such plan, pursuant to this subchapter shall be consistent with the following national standards for fishery conservation and management: The Secretary shall establish advisory guidelines (which shall not have the force and effect of law), based on the national standards, to assist in the development of fishery management plans.

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.

  • Enacted byPub. L. 94-265(H.R. 200)1976-04-13
    Fishery Conservation and Management Act of 1976
    House: no recorded tallySenate: no recorded tally
  • Amended byPub. L. 97-453(H.R. 5002)1983-01-12
    A bill to improve fishery conservation and management.
    House: no recorded tallySenate: no recorded tally
  • Amended byPub. L. 98-623(H.R. 6342)1984-11-08
    A bill approving the governing international fishery agreements with Iceland and the European Economic Community.
    House: no recorded tallySenate: no recorded tally
  • Amended byPub. L. 104-297(S. 39)1996-10-11
    Sustainable Fisheries Act
    House: 384–30Senate: 100–0
  • Amended byPub. L. 109-479(H.R. 5946)2007-01-12
    Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation and Management Reauthorization Act of 2006
    House: no recorded tallySenate: no recorded tally