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U.S.C. 1826b) is amended by inserting ‘‘or illegal,
unreported , or unregulated fishing‘‘ after ‘‘fishing‘‘.
SEC. 404. MONITORING OF PACIFIC INSULAR AREA FISH-
ERIES.
(a) WAIVER AUTHORITY.—Section 201(h)(2)(B) (16
U.S.C. 1821(h)(2)(B)) is amended by striking ‘‘that is at
least equal in effectiveness to the program established by
the Secretary;’’ and inserting ‘‘or other monitoring program
that the Secretary, in consultation with the Western Pacific
Management Council, determines is adequate to monitor
harvest, bycatch, and compliance with the laws of the
United States by vessels fishing under the agreement;’’.
(b) 
MARINE
CONSERVATION
PLANS.—Section
204(e)(4)(A)(i) (16 U.S.C. 1824(e)(4)(A)(i)) is amended to
read as follows:
‘‘(i) Pacific Insular Area observer programs, or
other monitoring programs, that the Secretary deter-
mines are adequate to monitor the harvest, bycatch,
and compliance with the laws of the United States by
foreign fishing vessels that fish under Pacific Insular
Area fishing agreements;’’.
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SEC. 405. REAUTHORIZATION OF ATLANTIC TUNAS CON-
VENTION ACT.
(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 10 of the Atlantic Tunas
Convention Act of 1975 (16 U.S.C. 971h) is amended to
read as follows:
‘‘SEC. 10. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.
‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—There are authorized to be appro-
priated to the Secretary to carry out this Act, including
use for payment of the United States share of the joint ex-
penses of the Commission as provided in Article X of the
Convention—
‘‘(1) $5,770,000 for each of fiscal years 2007 and
2008;
‘‘(2) $6,058,000 for each of fiscal years 2009 and
2010; and
‘‘(3) $6,361,000 for each of fiscal years 2011 and
2013.
‘‘(b) ALLOCATION.—Of the amounts made available
under subsection (a) for each fiscal year—
‘‘(1) $160,000 are authorized for the advisory
committee established under section 4 of this Act and
the species working groups established under section
4A of this Act; and
‘‘(2) $7,500,000 are authorized for research ac-
tivities under this Act and section 3 of Public Law
96–339 (16 U.S.C. 971i), of which $3,000,000 shall be
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for the cooperative research program under section
3(b)(2)(H) of that section (16 U.S.C. 971i(b)(2)(H).’’.
(b) ATLANTIC BILLFISH COOPERATIVE RESEARCH
PROGRAM.—Section 3(b)(2) of Public Law 96–339 (16
U.S.C. 971i(b)(2)) is amended—
(1) by striking ‘‘and’’ after the semicolon in sub-
paragraph (G);
(2) by redesignating subparagraph (H) as sub-
paragraph (I); and
(3) by inserting after subparagraph (G) the fol-
lowing:
‘‘(H) include a cooperative research pro-
gram on Atlantic billfish based on the Southeast
Fisheries Science Center Atlantic Billfish Re-
search Plan of 2002; and’’.
(c) SENSE OF CONGRESS REGARDING FISH HABI-
TAT.—Section 3 of the Atlantic Tunas Convention Act of
1975 (16 U.S.C. 971a) is amended by adding at the end
the following:
‘‘(e) SENSE OF CONGRESS REGARDING FISH HABI-
TAT.—It is the sense of the Congress that the United States
Commissioners should seek to include ecosystem consider-
ations in fisheries management, including the conservation
of fish habitat.’.
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SEC. 406. INTERNATIONAL OVERFISHING AND DOMESTIC
EQUITY.
(a) INTERNATIONAL OVERFISHING.—Section 304 (16
U.S.C. 1854) is amended by adding at the end thereof the
following:
‘‘(i) INTERNATIONAL OVERFISHING.—The provisions
of this subsection shall apply in lieu of subsection (e) to
a fishery that the Secretary determines is overfished or ap-
proaching a condition of being overfished due to excessive
international fishing pressure, and for which there are no
management measures to end overfishing under an inter-
national agreement to which the United States is a party.
For such fisheries—
‘‘(1) the Secretary, in cooperation with the Sec-
retary of State, immediately take appropriate action
at the international level to end the overfishing; and
‘‘(2) within 1 year after the Secretary’s deter-
mination, the appropriate Council, or Secretary, for
fisheries under section 302(a)(3) shall—
‘‘(A) develop recommendations for domestic
regulations to address the relative impact of fish-
ing vessels of the United States on the stock and,
if developed by a Council, the Council shall sub-
mit such recommendations to the Secretary; and
‘‘(B) develop and submit recommendations
to the Secretary of State, and to the Congress, for
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international actions that will end overfishing in
the fishery and rebuild the affected stocks, taking
into account the relative impact of vessels of
other nations and vessels of the United States on
the relevant stock.’’.
(b) HIGHLY
MIGRATORY
SPECIES
TAGGING
RE-
SEARCH.—Section 304(g)(2) (16 U.S.C. 1854(g)(2)) is
amended by striking ‘‘(16 U.S.C. 971d)’’ and inserting ‘‘(16
U.S.C. 971d), or highly migratory species harvested in a
commercial fishery managed by a Council under this Act
or the Western and Central Pacific Fisheries Convention
Implementation Act,’’.
SEC. 407. UNITED STATES CATCH HISTORY.
In establishing catch allocations under international
fisheries agreements, the Secretary, in consultation with the
Secretary of the Department in which the Coast Guard is
operating, and the Secretary of State, shall ensure that all
catch history associated with a vessel of the United States
remains with the United States and is not transferred or
credited to any other nation or vessel of such nation, includ-
ing when a vessel of the United States is sold or transferred
to a citizen of another nation or to an entity controlled
by citizens of another nation.
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SEC. 408. SECRETARIAL REPRESENTATIVE FOR INTER-
NATIONAL FISHERIES.
(a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary, in consultation with
the Under Secretary of Commerce for Oceans and Atmos-
phere, shall designate a Senate-confirmed, senior official
within the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administra-
tion to perform the duties of the Secretary with respect to
international agreements involving fisheries and other liv-
ing marine resources, including policy development and
representation as a U.S. Commissioner, under any such
international agreements.
(b) ADVICE.—The designated official shall, in con-
sultation with the Deputy Assistant Secretary for Inter-
national Affairs and the Administrator of the National Ma-
rine Fisheries Service, advise the Secretary, Undersecretary
of Commerce for Oceans and Atmosphere, and other senior
officials of the Department of Commerce and the National
Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration on development
of policy on international fisheries conservation and man-
agement matters.
(c) CONSULTATION.—The designated official shall con-
sult with the Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and
Transportation and the House Committee on Resources on
matters pertaining to any regional or international nego-
tiation concerning living marine resources, including shell-
fish.
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(d) DELEGATION.—The designated official may dele-
gate and authorize successive re-delegation of such func-
tions, powers, and duties to such officers and employees of
the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration as
deemed necessary to discharge the responsibility of the Of-
fice.
(e) EFFECTIVE DATE.—This section shall take effect on
January 1, 2009.
TITLE V—IMPLEMENTATION OF
WESTERN AND CENTRAL PA-
CIFIC 
FISHERIES 
CONVEN-
TION
SEC. 501. SHORT TITLE.
This title may be cited as the ‘‘Western and Central
Pacific Fisheries Convention Implementation Act’’.
SEC. 502. DEFINITIONS.
In this title:
(1) 1982 CONVENTION.—The term ‘‘1982 Con-
vention’’ means the United Nations Convention on the
Law of the Sea of 10 December 1982.
(2) AGREEMENT.—The term ‘‘Agreement’’ means
the Agreement for the Implementation of the Provi-
sions of the United Nations Convention on the Law
of the Sea of 10 December 1982 relating to the Con-
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servation and Management of Straddling Fish Stocks
and Highly Migratory Fish Stocks.
(3) 
COMMISSION.—The 
term 
‘‘Commission’’
means the Commission for the Conservation and
Management of Highly Migratory Fish Stocks in the
Western and Central Pacific Ocean established in ac-
cordance with this Convention.
(4) CONVENTION AREA.—The term ‘‘convention
area’’ means all waters of the Pacific Ocean bounded
to the south and to the east by the following line:
From the south coast of Australia due south along the
141th meridian of east longitude to its intersection
with the 55th parallel of south latitude; thence due
east along the 55th parallel of south latitude to its
intersection with the 150th meridian of east lon-
gitude; thence due south along the 150th meridian of
east longitude to its intersection with the 60th par-
allel of south latitude; thence due east along the 60th
parallel of south latitude to its intersection with the
130th meridian of west longitude; thence due north
along the 130th meridian of west longitude to its
intersection with the 4th parallel of south latitude;
thence due west along the 4th parallel of south lati-
tude to its intersection with the 150th meridian of
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west longitude; thence due north along the 150th me-
ridian of west longitude.
(5) EXCLUSIVE ECONOMIC ZONE.—The term ‘‘ex-
clusive economic zone’’ means the zone established by
Presidential Proclamation Numbered 5030 of March
10, 1983.
(6) FISHING.—The term ‘‘fishing’’ means:
(A) searching for, catching, taking, or har-
vesting fish.
(B) attempting to search for, catch, take, or
harvest fish.
(C) engaging in any other activity which
can reasonably be expected to result in the locat-
ing, catching, taking, or harvesting of fish for
any purpose.
(D) placing, searching for, or recovering
fish aggregating devices or associated electronic
equipment such as radio beacons.
(E) any operations at sea directly in sup-
port of, or in preparation for, any activity de-
scribed in subparagraphs (A) through (D), in-
cluding transshipment.
(F) use of any other vessel, vehicle, aircraft,
or hovercraft, for any activity described in sub-
paragraphs (A) through (E) except for emer-
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gencies involving the health and safety of the
crew or the safety of a vessel.
(7) FISHING VESSEL.—The term ‘‘fishing vessel’’
means any vessel used or intended for use for the pur-
pose of fishing, including support ships, carrier ves-
sels, and any other vessel directly involved in such
fishing operations.
(8) HIGHLY
MIGRATORY
FISH
STOCKS.—The
term ‘‘highly migratory fish stocks’’ means all fish
stocks of the species listed in Annex 1 of the 1982
Convention, except sauries, occurring in the Conven-
tion Area, and such other species of fish as the Com-
mission may determine.
(9) SECRETARY.—The term ‘‘Secretary’’ means
the Secretary of Commerce.
(10) STATE.—The term ‘‘State’’ means each of
the several States of the United States, the District of
Columbia, the Commonwealth of the Northern Mar-
iana Islands, American Samoa, Guam, and any other
commonwealth, territory, or possession of the United
States.
(11) 
TRANSHIPMENT.—The 
term 
‘‘trans-
shipment’’ means the unloading of all or any of the
fish on board a fishing vessel to another fishing vessel
either at sea or in port.
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(12) WCPFC CONVENTION; WESTERN AND CEN-
TRAL
PACIFIC
CONVENTION.—The terms ‘‘WCPFC
Convention’’ and ‘‘Western and Central Pacific Con-
vention’’ means the Convention on the Conservation
and Management of the Highly Migratory Fish Stocks
in the Western and Central Pacific Ocean, (including
any annexes, amendments, or protocols which are in
force, or have come into force, for the United States)
which was adopted at Honolulu, Hawaii, on Sep-
tember 5, 2000, by the Multilateral High Level Con-
ference on the Highly Migratory Fish Stocks in the
Western and Central Pacific Ocean.
SEC. 503. APPOINTMENT OF UNITED STATES COMMIS-
SIONERS.
(a) IN GENERAL.—The United States shall be rep-
resented on the Commission by 5 United States Commis-
sioners. The President shall appoint individuals to serve on
the Commission at the pleasure of the President. In making
the appointments, the President shall select Commissioners
from among individuals who are knowledgeable or experi-
enced concerning highly migratory fish stocks in the West-
ern and Central Pacific Ocean, one of whom shall be an
officer or employee of the Department of Commerce, and
one of whom shall be the chairman or a member of the West-
ern Pacific Fishery Management Council and the Pacific
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Fishery Management Council. The Commissioners shall be
entitled to adopt such rules of procedures as they find nec-
essary and to select a chairman from among members who
are officers or employees of the United States Government.
(b) ALTERNATE COMMISSIONERS.—The Secretary of
State, in consultation with the Secretary, may designate
from time to time and for periods of time deemed appro-
priate Alternate United States Commissioners to the Com-
mission. Any Alternate United States Commissioner may
exercise at any meeting of the Commission, Council, any
Panel, or the advisory committee established pursuant to
subsection (d), all powers and duties of a United States
Commissioner in the absence of any Commissioner ap-
pointed pursuant to subsection (a) of this section for what-
ever reason. The number of such Alternate United States
Commissioners that may be designated for any such meet-
ing shall be limited to the number of United States Commis-
sioners appointed pursuant to subsection (a) of this section
who will not be present at such meeting.
(c) ADMINISTRATIVE MATTERS.—
(1) EMPLOYMENT STATUS.—Individuals serving
as such Commissioners, other than officers or employ-
ees of the United States Government, shall be consid-
ered to be Federal employees while performing such
service, only for purposes of—
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(A) injury compensation under chapter 81
of title 5, United States Code;
(B) requirements concerning ethics, conflicts
of interest, and corruption as provided under
title 18, United States Code; and
(C) any other criminal or civil statute or
regulation governing the conduct of Federal em-
ployees.
(2) COMPENSATION.—The United States Com-
missioners or Alternate Commissioners, although offi-
cers of the United States while so serving, shall re-
ceive no compensation for their services as such Com-
missioners or Alternate Commissioners.
(3) TRAVEL EXPENSES.—
(A) The Secretary of State shall pay the
necessary travel expenses of United States Com-
missioners and Alternate United States Commis-
sioners in accordance with the Federal Travel
Regulations and sections 5701, 5702, 5704
through 5708, and 5731 of title 5, United States
Code.
(B) The Secretary may reimburse the Sec-
retary of State for amounts expended by the Sec-
retary of State under this subsection.
(d) ADVISORY COMMITTEES.—
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(1) ESTABLISHMENT OF PERMANENT ADVISORY
COMMITTEE.—
(A) MEMBERSHIP.—There is established an
advisory committee which shall be composed of—
(i) not less than 15 nor more than 20
individuals appointed by the Secretary of
Commerce in consultation with the United
States Commissioners, who shall select such
individuals from the various groups con-
cerned with the fisheries covered by the
WCPFC Convention, providing, to the max-
imum extent practicable, an equitable bal-
ance among such groups;
(ii) the chair of the Western Pacific
Fishery Management Council’s Advisory
Committee or the chair’s designee; and
(iii) officials of the fisheries manage-
ment authorities of American Samoa,
Guam, and the Northern Mariana Islands
(or their designees).
(B) TERMS AND PRIVILEGES.—Each mem-
ber of the advisory committee appointed under
subparagraph (A) shall serve for a term of 2
years and shall be eligible for reappointment.
The advisory committee shall be invited to at-
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tend all non-executive meetings of the United
States Commissioners and at such meetings shall
be given opportunity to examine and to be heard
on all proposed programs of investigation, re-
ports, recommendations, and regulations of the
Commission.
(C) PROCEDURES.—The advisory committee
established by subparagraph (A) shall determine
its organization, and prescribe its practices and
procedures for carrying out its functions under
this chapter, the Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Con-
servation and Management Act (16 U.S.C. 1801
et seq.), and the WCPFC Convention. The advi-
sory committee shall publish and make available
to the public a statement of its organization,
practices, and procedures. A majority of the
members of the advisory committee shall con-
stitute a quorum. Meetings of the advisory com-
mittee, except when in executive session, shall be
open to the public, and prior notice of meetings
shall be made public in a timely fashion. and the
advisory committee shall not be subject to the
Federal Advisory Committee Act (5 U.S.C.
App.).
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(D) PROVISION OF INFORMATION.—The Sec-
retary and the Secretary of State shall furnish
the advisory committee with relevant informa-
tion concerning fisheries and international fish-
ery agreements.
(2) ADMINISTRATIVE MATTERS.—
(A) SUPPORT
SERVICES.—The Secretary
shall provide to advisory committees in a timely
manner such administrative and technical sup-
port services as are necessary for their effective
functioning.
(B) COMPENSATION; STATUS; EXPENSES.—
Individuals appointed to serve as a member of
an advisory committee—
(i) shall serve without pay, but while
away from their homes or regular places of
business in the performance of services for
the advisory committee shall be allowed
travel expenses, including per diem in lieu
of subsistence, in the same manner as per-
sons employed intermittently in the Govern-
ment service are allowed expenses under sec-
tion 5703 of title 5, United States Code;
and
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(ii) shall be considered Federal employ-
ees while performing service as members of
an advisory committee only for purposes
of—
(I) injury compensation under
chapter 81 of title 5, United States
Code;
(II) requirements concerning eth-
ics, conflicts-of-interest, and corrup-
tion, as provided by title 18, United
States Code; and
(III) any other criminal or civil
statute or regulation governing the con-
duct of Federal employees in their ca-
pacity as Federal employees.
(f) MEMORANDUM OF UNDERSTANDING.—For highly
migratory species in the Pacific, the Secretary, in coordina-
tion with the Secretary of State, shall develop a memo-
randum of understanding with the Western Pacific, Pacific,
and North Pacific Fishery Management Councils, that
clarifies the role of the relevant Council or Councils with
respect to—
(1) participation in United States delegations to
international fishery organizations in the Pacific
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Ocean, including government-to-government consulta-
tions;
(2) providing formal recommendations to the
Secretary and the Secretary of State regarding nec-
essary measures for both domestic and foreign vessels
fishing for these species;
(3) coordinating positions with the United States
delegation for presentation to the appropriate inter-
national fishery organization; and
(4) recommending those domestic fishing regula-
tions that are consistent with the actions of the inter-
national fishery organization, for approval and im-
plementation under the Magnuson-Stevens Fishery
Conservation and Management Act (16 U.S.C. 1801
et seq.)
SEC. 504. AUTHORITY AND RESPONSIBILITY OF THE SEC-
RETARY OF STATE.
The Secretary of State may—
(1) receive and transmit, on behalf of the United
States, reports, requests, recommendations, proposals,
decisions, and other communications of and to the
Commission;
(2) in consultation with the Secretary approve,
disapprove, object to, or withdraw objections to by-
laws and rules, or amendments thereof, adopted by
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the WCPFC Commission, and, with the concurrence
of the Secretary to approve or disapprove the general
annual program of the WCPFC Commission with re-
spect to conservation and management measures and
other measures proposed or adopted in accordance
with the WCPFC Convention; and
(3) act upon, or refer to other appropriate au-
thority, any communication referred to in paragraph
(1).
SEC. 505. RULEMAKING AUTHORITY OF THE SECRETARY OF
COMMERCE.
(a) PROMULGATION
OF
REGULATIONS.—The Sec-
retary, in consultation with the Secretary of State and,
with respect to enforcement measures, the Secretary of the
Department in which the Coast Guard is operating, is au-
thorized to promulgate such regulations as may be nec-
essary to carry out the United States international obliga-
tions under the WCPFC Convention and this title, includ-
ing recommendations and decisions adopted by the Com-
mission. In cases where the Secretary has discretion in the
implementation of one or more measures adopted by the
Commission that would govern fisheries under the authority
of a Regional Fishery Management Council, the Secretary
may, to the extent practicable within the implementation
schedule of the WCPFC Convention and any recommenda-
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tions and decisions adopted by the Commission, promulgate
such regulations in accordance with the procedures estab-
lished by the Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation and
Management Act (16 U.S.C. 1801 et seq.).
(b) ADDITIONS TO FISHERY REGIMES AND REGULA-
TIONS.—The Secretary may promulgate regulations appli-
cable to all vessels and persons subject to the jurisdiction
of the United States, including United States flag vessels
wherever they may be operating, on such date as the Sec-
retary shall prescribe.
SEC. 506. ENFORCEMENT.
(a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary may—
(1) administer and enforce this title and any
regulations issued under this title, except to the extent
otherwise provided for in this Act;
(2) request and utilize on a reimbursed or non-
reimbursed basis the assistance, services, personnel,
equipment, and facilities of other Federal depart-
ments and agencies in—
(A) the administration and enforcement of
this title; and
(B) the conduct of scientific, research, and
other programs under this title;
(3) conduct fishing operations and biological ex-
periments for purposes of scientific investigation or
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other purposes necessary to implement the WCPFC
Convention;
(4) collect, utilize, and disclose such information
as may be necessary to implement the WCPFC Con-
vention, subject to sections 552 and 552a of title 5,
United States Code, and section 402(b) of the Magnu-
son-Stevens Fishery Conservation and Management
Act (16 U.S.C. 1881a(b));
(5) if recommended by the United States Com-
missioners or proposed by a Council with authority
over the relevant fishery, assess and collect fees, not to
exceed three percent of the ex-vessel value of fish har-
vested by vessels of the United States in fisheries
managed pursuant to this title, to recover the actual
costs to the United States of management and enforce-
ment under this title, which shall be deposited as an
offsetting collection in, and credited to, the account
providing appropriations to carry out the functions of
the Secretary under this title; and
(6) issue permits to owners and operators of
United States vessels to fish in the convention area
seaward of the United States Exclusive Economic
Zone, under such terms and conditions as the Sec-
retary may prescribe, and shall remain valid for a
period to be determined by the Secretary.
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(b) CONSISTENCY WITH OTHER LAWS.—The Secretary
shall ensure the consistency, to the extent practicable, of
fishery management programs administered under this Act,
the Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation and Manage-
ment Act (16 U.S.C. 1801 et seq.), the Tuna Conventions
Act (16 U.S.C. 951 et seq.), the South Pacific Tuna Act
(16 U.S.C. 973 et seq.), section 401 of Public Law 108–
219 (16 U.S.C. 1821 note) (relating to Pacific albacore
tuna), and the Atlantic Tunas Convention Act (16 U.S.C.
971).
(c) ACTIONS BY THE SECRETARY.—The Secretary shall
prevent any person from violating this title in the same
manner, by the same means, and with the same jurisdic-
tion, powers, and duties as though all applicable terms and
provisions of the Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation
and Management Act (16 U.S.C. 1857) were incorporated
into and made a part of this title. Any person that violates
any provision of this title is subject to the penalties and
entitled to the privileges and immunities provided in the
Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation and Management
Act in the same manner, by the same means, and with the
same jurisdiction, power, and duties as though all applica-
ble terms and provisions of that Act were incorporated into
and made a part of this title.
(d) CONFIDENTIALITY.—
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(1) IN GENERAL.—Any information submitted to
the Secretary in compliance with any requirement
under this Act shall be confidential and shall not be
disclosed, except—
(A) to Federal employees who are respon-
sible for administering, implementing, and en-
forcing this Act;
(B) to the Commission, in accordance with
requirements in the Convention and decisions of
the Commission, and, insofar as possible, in ac-
cordance with an agreement with the Commis-
sion that prevents public disclosure of the iden-
tity or business of any person;
(C) to State or Marine Fisheries Commis-
sion employees pursuant to an agreement with
the Secretary that prevents public disclosure of
the identity or business or any person;
(D) when required by court order; or
(E) when the Secretary has obtained writ-
ten authorization from the person submitting
such information to release such information to
persons for reasons not otherwise provided for in
this subsection, and such release does not violate
other requirements of this Act.
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(2) USE OF INFORMATION.—The Secretary shall,
by regulation, prescribe such procedures as may be
necessary to preserve the confidentiality of informa-
tion submitted in compliance with any requirement
or regulation under this Act, except that the Secretary
may release or make public any such information in
any aggregate or summary form that does not di-
rectly or indirectly disclose the identity or business of
any person. Nothing in this subsection shall be inter-
preted or construed to prevent the use for conservation
and management purposes by the Secretary of any
information submitted in compliance with any re-
quirement or regulation under this Act.
SEC. 507. PROHIBITED ACTS.
(a) IN GENERAL.—It is unlawful for any person—
(1) to violate any provision of this title or any
regulation or permit issued pursuant to this title;
(2) to use any fishing vessel to engage in fishing
after the revocation, or during the period of suspen-
sion, on an applicable permit issued pursuant to this
title;
(3) to refuse to permit any officer authorized to
enforce the provisions of this title to board a fishing
vessel subject to such person’s control for the purposes
of conducting any search, investigation, or inspection
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in connection with the enforcement of this title or any
regulation, permit, or the Convention;
(4) to forcibly assault, resist, oppose, impede, in-
timidate, or interfere with any such authorized officer
in the conduct of any search, investigations, or in-
spection in connection with the enforcement of this
title or any regulation, permit, or the Convention;
(5) to resist a lawful arrest for any act prohib-
ited by this title;
(6) to ship, transport, offer for sale, sell, pur-
chase, import, export, or have custody, control, or pos-
session of, any fish taken or retained in violation of
this title or any regulation, permit, or agreement re-
ferred to in paragraph (1) or (2);
(7) to interfere with, delay, or prevent, by any
means, the apprehension or arrest of another person,
knowing that such other person has committed any
chapter prohibited by this section;
(8) to knowingly and willfully submit to the Sec-
retary false information (including false information
regarding the capacity and extent to which a United
States fish processor, on an annual basis, will process
a portion of the optimum yield of a fishery that will
be harvested by fishery vessels of the United States),