16 U.S.C. § 5609 - U.S. Code - Unannotated Title 16. Conservation § 5609. Definitions

(1)1982 Convention

The term “1982 Convention” means the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea of 10 December 1982.

(2)Authorized enforcement officer

The term “authorized enforcement officer” means a person authorized to enforce this chapter, any regulation issued under this chapter, or any measure that is legally binding on the United States under the Convention.

(3)Commission

The term “Commission” means the body provided for by Articles V, VI, XIII, XIV, and XV of the Convention.

(4)Commissioner

The term “Commissioner” means a United States Commissioner to the Northwest Atlantic Fisheries Organization appointed under section 5601 of this title.

(5)Convention

The term “Convention” means the Convention on Future Multilateral Cooperation in the Northwest Atlantic Fisheries, done at Ottawa on October 24, 1978, and as amended on September 28, 2007.

(6)Convention Area

The term “Convention Area” means the waters of the Northwest Atlantic Ocean north of 35º00′ N and west of a line extending due north from 35º00’ N and 42º00′ W to 59º00′ N, thence due west to 44º00′ W, and thence due north to the coast of Greenland, and the waters of the Gulf of St. Lawrence, Davis Strait and Baffin Bay south of 78º10′ N.

(7)Council

The term “Council” means the New England Fishery Management Council or the Mid-Atlantic Fishery Management Council.

(8)Fishery resources

(9)Fishing activities

(10)Fishing vessel

(11)Organization

The term “Organization” means the Northwest Atlantic Fisheries Organization provided for by Article V of the Convention.

(12)Person

The term “person” means any individual (whether or not a citizen or national of the United States), and any corporation, partnership, association, or other entity (whether or not organized or existing under the laws of any State).

(13)Representative

The term “Representative” means a United States Representative to the Northwest Atlantic Fisheries Scientific Council appointed under section 5601 of this title.

(14)Scientific Council

The term “Scientific Council” means the Scientific Council provided for by Articles V, VI, and VII of the Convention.

(15)Secretary

The term “Secretary” means the Secretary of Commerce.

(16)State

The term “State” means each of the several States of the United States, the District of Columbia, and any other commonwealth, territory, or possession of the United States.

(17)Transshipment

The term “transshipment” means the unloading of all or any of the fishery resources on board a fishing vessel to another fishing vessel either at sea or in port.