PUBLIC LAW 99-659—NOV. 14, 1986
100 STAT. 3707
equivalent), to the extent that that sea or zone is recognized by the United States. "(2) All Continental Shelf fishery resources beyond the exclusive economic zone. •SEC. 102. EXCLUSION FOR HIGHLY MIGRATORY SPECIES.
16 USC 1812.
"The sovereign rights and exclusive fishery management authority asserted by the United States under section 101 over fish do not include, and may not be construed to extend to, highly migratory species of fish.". (c) CONFORMING AMENDMENTS.—The Act is amended—
(1) by amending section 2— (A) by amending paragraph (1) of subsection (b) to read as follows: "(1) to take immediate action to conserve and manage the 16 USC 1801. fishery resources found off the coasts of the United States, and the anadromous species and Continental Shelf fishery resources of the United States, by exercising (A) sovereign rights for the purposes of exploring, exploiting, conserving, and managing all fish except highly migratory species, within the exclusive economic zone established by Presidential Proclamation 5030, dated March 10, 1983, and (B) exclusive fishery management 97 Stat. 1557. authority beyond the exclusive economic zone over such anadromous species and Continental Shelf fishery resources;"; and (B) by amending paragraph (5) of subsection (c) to read as follows: "(5) to support and encourage active United States efforts to obtain internationaly acceptable agreements which provide for effective conservation and management of fishery resources."; (2) by striking out "fishery conservation zone" each place it appears therein and inserting "exclusive economic zone"; and (3) by amending the entry for title I in the table of contents of the Act to read as follows: "TITLE I—UNITED STATES RIGHTS AND AUTHORITY REGARDING FISH AND FISHERY RESOURCES "Sec. 101. United States sovereign rights to fish and fishery management authority. "Sec. 102. Exclusion for highly migratory species." SEC. 102. FOREIGN FISHING PERMITS.
Section 204(b) of the Act (16 U.S.C. 1824(b)) is amended— • (1) by adding at the end of paragraph (1) the following new sentence: "No permit issued under this section may be valid for longer than a year; and section 558(c) of title 5, United States Code, does not apply to the renewal of any such permit."; (2) by striking out ", upon its request" in paragraph (4)(C); (3) by amending paragraph (6) by inserting ", or he may disapprove all or any portion of the application" immediately before the period at the end of subparagraph (A); and (4) by amending paragraph (12) to read as follows: "(12) SANCTIONS.—(A) If any foreign fishing vessel has been Vessels. used in the commission of any act prohibited by section 307, or Law enforcement and if the owner or operator of the vessel has committed such an crime. act, the Secretary may, or if any civil penalty imposed under section 308 or any criminal fine imposed under section 309 has not been paid and is overdue, the Secretary shall— "(i) revoke such permit, if any, issued for the vessel under this subsection, with or without prejudice to the right of the
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