---
kind: "unit"
title: "16"
title_heading: "Conservation"
key: "ch38/schII"
level: "subchapter"
label: "Subchapter II"
heading: "United States Rights and Authority Regarding Fish and Fishery Resources"
release: "119-102"
date: "2026-07-12"
url: "https://uscodex.org/usc/16/ch38-schII"
sections_count: 3
---

# Subchapter II — United States Rights and Authority Regarding Fish and Fishery Resources

Title 16 — Conservation › Chapter 38 — Fishery Conservation and Management

## Sections

- [§1811. United States sovereign rights to fish and fishery management authority](/usc/16/1811.md)
- [§1812. Highly migratory species](/usc/16/1812.md)
- [§1813. Omitted](/usc/16/1813.md)