16 U.S.C. § 758 : US Code - Section 758: Exploration, investigation, development, and maintenance of fishing resources and industry of Pacific Ocean

Search 16 U.S.C. § 758 : US Code - Section 758: Exploration, investigation, development, and maintenance of fishing resources and industry of Pacific Ocean

It is the policy of the United States to provide for the
exploration, investigation, development, and maintenance of the
fishing resources and development of the high seas fishing industry
of the United States and its island possessions in the tropical and
subtropical Pacific Ocean and intervening seas, for the benefit of
the residents of the Pacific island possessions and of the people
of the United States.