Page:United States Statutes at Large Volume 106 Part 1.djvu/96

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106 STAT. 64 PUBLIC LAW 102-251—MAR. 9, 1992 "(C) catch data shall be made available to the government of the country exercising fisheries jurisdiction over the waters in which the catch occurred; and "(D) each country shall have the right to place observers on board vessels of the other country and to board and inspect such vessels. "(2) Vessels operating under a fishery agreement negotiated and concluded pursuant to paragraph (1) shall be subject to regulations and permit req\iirements of the country in whose waters the fisheries are conducted only to the extent such regulations and permit requirements are specified in that agreement. "(3) The Secretary of Commerce may promulgate such regulations, in accordance with section 553 of title 5, United States Code, as may be necessary to carry out the provisions of any fishery agreement negotiated and concluded pursuant to paragraph (1).". (f) PERMITS FOR FOREIGN FISHING. —Section 204(a) of the Magnuson Fishery Conservation and Management Act (16 U.S.C. 1824(a)) is amended— (1) by inserting "within the special areas," immediately before "or for anadromous species"; and (2) by inserting "or areas" immediately after "such zone". (g) CONTENTS OF FISHERY MANAGEMENT PLANS.— Section 303(b)(1)(A) of the Magnuson Fishery Conservation and Management Act (16 U.S.C. 18530))(1)(A)) is amended— (1) by inserting "or special areas," immediately after "exclusive economic zone"; and (2) by inserting "or areas" immediately after "such zone", (h) PROHIBITED ACTS.— Section 307 of the Magnuson Fishery Conservation and Management Act (16 U.S.C. 1857) is amended— (1) in pgiragraph (1)(K), by inserting "or special areas" immediately after "exclusive economic zone"; (2) in paragraph (2)(B)— (A) by inserting "within the special areas," immediately after "exclusive economic zone"; and (B) by inserting "or areas" immediately after "such zone"; (3) in paragraph (3), by inserting "or special areas" immediately after "exclusive economic zone"; and (4) in paragraph (4), by inserting "or special areas" immediately after "exclusive economic zone". (i) ENFORCEMENT. — Section 311(b)(2) of the Magnuson Fishery Conservation and Management Act (16 U.S.C. 1861(b)(2)) is amended by inserting "and specisd areas" immediately after "exclusive economic zone". AMENDMENTS TO NORTHERN PACIFIC HALIBUT ACT OF 1982 SEC. 302. (a) DEFINITIONS. —(1) Section 2(c) of the Northern Pacific Halibut Act of 1982 (16 U.S.C. 773(c)) is amended to read as follows: "(c) 'Exclusive economic zone' means the zone established by Proclamation Numbered 5030, dated March 10, 1983. For purposes of applying this Act, the inner boiindary of that zone is a line coterminous with the seaward boundary of each of the coastgd States.". (2) Section 2 of the Northern Pacific Halibut Act of 1982 (16 U.S.C. 773) is amended by adding at the end the following new subsection: