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[CITE: 16USC5612]

 
                         TITLE 16--CONSERVATION
 
           CHAPTER 76--NORTHWEST ATLANTIC FISHERIES CONVENTION
 
Sec. 5612. Quota allocation practice


(a) In general

    The Secretary of Commerce, acting through the Secretary of State, 
shall promptly seek to establish a new practice for allocating quotas 
under the Convention that--
        (1) is predictable and transparent;
        (2) provides fishing opportunities for all members of the 
    Organization; and
        (3) is consistent with the Straddling Fish Stocks Agreement.

(b) Report

    The Secretary of Commerce shall include in annual reports under 
section 5611 of this title--
        (1) a description of the results of negotiations held pursuant 
    to subsection (a) of this section;
        (2) an identification of barriers to achieving such a new 
    allocation practice; and
        (3) recommendations for any further legislation that is 
    necessary to achieve such a new practice.

(c) ``Straddling Fish Stocks Agreement'' defined

    In this section the term ``Straddling Fish Stocks Agreement'' means 
the United Nations Agreement for the Implementation of the Provisions of 
the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea of 10 December 1982 
Relating to the Conservation and Management of Straddling Fish Stocks 
and Highly Migratory Fish Stocks.

(Pub. L. 104-43, title II, Sec. 213, as added Pub. L. 105-384, title II, 
Sec. 201(d), Nov. 13, 1998, 112 Stat. 3452.)
