---
kind: "unit"
title: "16"
title_heading: "Conservation"
key: "ch38/schIII"
level: "subchapter"
label: "Subchapter III"
heading: "Foreign Fishing and International Fishery Agreements"
release: "119-102"
date: "2026-07-12"
url: "https://uscodex.org/usc/16/ch38-schIII"
sections_count: 21
---

# Subchapter III — Foreign Fishing and International Fishery Agreements

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

## Sections

- [§1821. Foreign fishing](/usc/16/1821.md)
- [§1822. International fishery agreements](/usc/16/1822.md)
- [§1823. Congressional oversight of international fishery agreements](/usc/16/1823.md)
- [§1824. Permits for foreign fishing](/usc/16/1824.md)
- [§1825. Import prohibitions](/usc/16/1825.md)
- [§1826. Large-scale driftnet fishing](/usc/16/1826.md)
- [§1826a. Denial of port privileges and sanctions for high seas large-scale driftnet fishing](/usc/16/1826a.md)
- [§1826b. Duration of denial of port privileges and sanctions](/usc/16/1826b.md)
- [§1826c. Definitions](/usc/16/1826c.md)
- [§1826d. Prohibition](/usc/16/1826d.md)
- [§1826e. Negotiations](/usc/16/1826e.md)
- [§1826f. Certification](/usc/16/1826f.md)
- [§1826g. Enforcement](/usc/16/1826g.md)
- [§1826h. Biennial report on international compliance](/usc/16/1826h.md)
- [§1826i. Action to strengthen international fishery management organizations](/usc/16/1826i.md)
- [§1826j. Illegal, unreported, or unregulated fishing](/usc/16/1826j.md)
- [§1826k. Equivalent conservation measures](/usc/16/1826k.md)
- [§1827. Observer program regarding certain foreign fishing](/usc/16/1827.md)
- [§1827a. Prohibition on sale of billfish](/usc/16/1827a.md)
- [§1828. Foreign fishing incursions](/usc/16/1828.md)
- [§1829. International monitoring and compliance](/usc/16/1829.md)