§ 758. — Exploration, investigation, development, and maintenance of fishing resources and industry of Pacific Ocean.
[Laws in effect as of January 24, 2002]
[Document not affected by Public Laws enacted between
January 24, 2002 and December 19, 2002]
[CITE: 16USC758]
TITLE 16--CONSERVATION
CHAPTER 9A--PRESERVATION OF FISHERY RESOURCES
Sec. 758. Exploration, investigation, development, and
maintenance of fishing resources and industry of Pacific Ocean
It is the policy of the United States to provide for the
exploration, investigation, development, and maintenance of the fishing
resources and development of the high seas fishing industry of the
United States and its island possessions in the tropical and subtropical
Pacific Ocean and intervening seas, for the benefit of the residents of
the Pacific island possessions and of the people of the United States.
(Aug. 4, 1947, ch. 451, Sec. 1, 61 Stat. 726; Pub. L. 86-624,
Sec. 11(a), (b), July 12, 1960, 74 Stat. 412.)
Amendments
1960--Pub. L. 86-624 substituted ``the United States and its island
possessions'' for ``the Territories and island possessions of the United
States'', and struck out ``Territory of Hawaii and'' before ``Pacific
island possessions''.
Section Referred to in Other Sections
This section is referred to in sections 758b, 758d of this title.
