16 U.S.C. § 973d : US Code - Section 973D: Exceptions

Search 16 U.S.C. § 973d : US Code - Section 973D: Exceptions

(a) The prohibitions of section 973c of this title and the
licensing requirements of section 973g of this title shall not
apply to fishing for albacore tuna by vessels using the trolling
method or to fishing by vessels using the longline method in the
high seas areas of the Treaty area.
(b) The prohibitions of section 973c(a)(4), (a)(5), and (b)(3) of
this title shall not apply to fishing under the terms and
conditions of an arrangement which has been reached under paragraph
3 of Article 3 of the Treaty and which, pursuant to a decision by
the Secretary of State under section 973p of this title, is covered
by Article 4 and paragraph 6 of Article 5 of the Treaty.