16 U.S.C. § 758e : US Code - Section 758E: Central, Western, and South Pacific Ocean fisheries development program

Search 16 U.S.C. § 758e : US Code - Section 758E: Central, Western, and South Pacific Ocean fisheries development program

The Secretary of Commerce (hereafter referred to in sections 758e
to 758e-5 of this title as the "Secretary") is authorized to carry
out, directly or by contract, with the Pacific Fisheries
Development Foundation or other agency or organization, a program
for the development of the tuna and other latent fisheries
resources of the Central, Western, and South Pacific Ocean. The
program shall include, but not be limited to, exploration for, and
stock assessment of, tuna and other fish; improvement of harvesting
techniques; gear development; biological resource monitoring; and
an economic evaluation of the potential for tuna and other
fisheries in such area.