---
kind: "unit"
title: "16"
title_heading: "Conservation"
key: "ch75"
level: "chapter"
label: "Chapter 75"
heading: "High Seas Fishing Compliance"
release: "119-102"
date: "2026-07-12"
url: "https://uscodex.org/usc/16/ch75"
sections_count: 9
---

# Chapter 75 — High Seas Fishing Compliance

Title 16 — Conservation

## Sections

- [§5501. Purpose](/usc/16/5501.md)
- [§5502. Definitions](/usc/16/5502.md)
- [§5503. Permitting](/usc/16/5503.md)
- [§5504. Responsibilities of Secretary](/usc/16/5504.md)
- [§5505. Unlawful activities](/usc/16/5505.md)
- [§5506. Enforcement provisions](/usc/16/5506.md)
- [§5507. Civil penalties and permit sanctions](/usc/16/5507.md)
- [§5508. Criminal offenses](/usc/16/5508.md)
- [§5509. Forfeitures](/usc/16/5509.md)