§ 2431. — Findings and purpose.
[Laws in effect as of January 24, 2002]
[Document not affected by Public Laws enacted between
January 24, 2002 and December 19, 2002]
[CITE: 16USC2431]
TITLE 16--CONSERVATION
CHAPTER 44A--ANTARCTIC MARINE LIVING RESOURCES CONVENTION
Sec. 2431. Findings and purpose
(a) Findings
The Congress finds that--
(1) the Convention on the Conservation of Antarctic Marine
Living Resources establishes international mechanisms and creates
legal obligations necessary for the protection and conservation of
Antarctic marine living resources;
(2) the Convention incorporates an innovative ecosystem approach
to the management of Antarctic marine living resources, including
standards designed to ensure the health of the individual
populations and species and to maintain the health of the Antarctic
marine ecosystem as a whole;
(3) the Convention serves important United States environmental
and resource management interests;
(4) the Convention represents an important contribution to
United States long term legal and political objectives of
maintenance of Antarctica as an area of peaceful international
cooperation;
(5) United States basic and directed research programs
concerning the marine living resources of the Antarctic are
essential to achieve the United States goal of effective
implementation of the objectives of the Convention; and
(6) the United States has important security, economic, and
environmental interests in developing and maintaining a fleet of
icebreaking vessels capable of operating effectively in the heavy
ice regions of Antarctica.
(b) Purpose
The purpose of this chapter is to provide the legislative authority
necessary to implement, with respect to the United States, the
Convention on the Conservation of Antarctic Marine Living Resources.
(Pub. L. 98-623, title III, Sec. 302, Nov. 8, 1984, 98 Stat. 3398.)
Short Title
Section 301 of title III of Pub. L. 98-623 provided that: ``This
title [enacting this chapter] may be cited as the `Antarctic Marine
Living Resources Convention Act of 1984'.''
