NAO 216-100: Appendix A – STATUTES

NMFS is authorized to collect biological, economic, social, and other data under the following statutes, among others:

• Agricultural Marketing Act of 1946, 7 U.S.C. 1621-1627;
• Agricultural Trade Development and Assistance Act of 1954, 7 U.S.C. 1704;
• Anadromous Fish Conservation Act, 16 U.S.C. 757-757f;
• Atlantic Coast Fish Study for Development and Protection of Fish Resources, 1950, 16 U.S.C. 760a;
• Atlantic Tunas Convention Act of 1975, 16 U.S.C. 971-971i;
• Eastern Pacific Tuna Licensing Act of 1984, 16 U.S.C. 972-972h;
• Endangered Species Act, 16 U.S.C. 1531-1543;
• Farrington Act of 1947, 16 U.S.C. 758-758d;
• Fish and Wildlife Act of 1956, 16 U.S.C. 742(a) et seq;
• Fish and Wildlife Coordination Act of 1934, 16 U.S.C. 661-666c;
• Fishery Market News Service Act of 1937; 50 Stat. 296;
• Fur Seal Act, 16 U.S.C. 1151-1175;
• Interjurisdictional Fisheries Act of 1986, 16 U.S.C. 4101 et seq;
• Magnuson Fishery Conservation and Management Act, 16 U.S.C. 1801 et seq;
• Marine Mammal Protection Act, 16 U.S.C. 1361 et seq;
• Marine Migratory Gamefish Act of 1959, 16 U.S.C. 760e;
• South Pacific Tuna Act of 1988, 16 U.S.C. 973-973n; and
• Tuna Conventions Act of 1950, 16 U.S.C. 951-961.