PUBLIC LAW 96-561—DEC. 22, 1980
94 STAT. 3297
"(ii) an amount equal to the increased level of harvest by vessels of the United States over the level achieved by such vessels in the 1979 harvesting season for the fishery. "(F) The term 'United States fishery' means any fishery subject to the exclusive fishery management authority of the United States. "(2) The total allowable level of foreign fishing, if any, with respect to any United States fishery for each harvesting season after the 1980 harvesting season shall be— "(A) the level representing that portion of the optimum 5n[eld of such fishery that will not be harvested by vessels of the United States as determined in accordance with the provisions of this Act (other than those relating to the determination of annual fishing levels), or "(B) the annual fishing level determined pursuant to paragraph (3) for the harvesting season. "(3) For each United States fishery, the appropriate fishery management council, on a timely basis, may determine and certify to the Secretary of State and the Secretary the annual fishing level for that fishery for each harvesting season after the 1980 harvesting season. "(4) If with respect to any harvesting season for any United States fishery for which the total allowable level of foreign fishing is determined under paragraph (2)(B), the Secretary, in consultation with the Secretary of State, approves the determination by any appropriate fishery management council that any portion of the optimum yield for that harvesting season will not be harvested by vessels of the United States, the Secretary of State, in accordance with subsection (e), shall allocate such portion for use during that harvesting season by foreign fishing vessels; except that if— "(A) the making available of such portion (or any part thereof) during that harvesting season is determined to be detrimental to the development of the United States fishing industry; and "(B) such portion or part will be available for harvest in the immediately succeeding harvesting season, as determined on the basis of the best available scientific information; then such portion or part shall be allocated for use by foreign fishing vessels in such succeeding harvesting season. The determinations required to be made under subparagraphs (A) and (B) of the preceding sentence shall be made by the Secretary in consultation with the Secretary of State and on the basis of any recomendation of any appropriate fishery management council.". SEC. 231. ALLOCATION OF ALLOWABLE LEVELS OF FOREIGN FISHING.
(a) AMENDMENTS.—The last sentence of section 201(e)(1) of the Fishery Conservation and Management Act of 1976 (16 U.S.C. 1821(e)(1)) is amended to read as follows: "All such determinations shall be made by the Secretary of State and the Secretary on the basis of— "(A) whether, and to what extent, such nations impose tariff barriers or nontariff barriers on the importation, or otherwise restrict the market access, of United States fish or fishery products; "(B) whether, and to what extent, such nations are cooperating with the United States in the advancement of existing and new opportunities for fisheries trade, particularly through the purchase of fish or fishery products from United States processors or from United States fishermen;
Foreign fishing, total allowable level.
Annual fishing level.
Allowable levels, allocation.
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