the coast of Greenland, and the waters of the Gulf of 
St. Lawrence, Davis Strait and Baffin Bay south of 
78°10′ N. 
‘‘(7) COUNCIL.—The term ‘Council’ means the 
New England Fishery Management Council or the 
Mid-Atlantic Fishery Management Council. 
‘‘(8) FISHERY RESOURCES.— 
‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—The term ‘fishery re-
sources’ means all fish, mollusks, and crusta-
ceans, including any products thereof, within the 
Convention Area. 
‘‘(B) EXCLUSIONS.—The term ‘fishery re-
sources’ does not include— 
‘‘(i) sedentary species over which coast-
al States may exercise sovereign rights con-
sistent with Article 77 of the 1982 Conven-
tion; or 
‘‘(ii) in so far as they are managed 
under other international treaties, anad-
romous and catadromous stocks and highly 
migratory species listed in Annex I of the 
1982 Convention. 
‘‘(9) FISHING ACTIVITIES.— 
‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—The term ‘fishing ac-
tivities’ means harvesting or processing fishery 
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resources, or transhipping of fishery resources or 
products derived from fishery resources, or any 
other activity in preparation for, in support of, 
or related to the harvesting of fishery resources. 
‘‘(B) INCLUSIONS.—The term ‘fishing ac-
tivities’ includes— 
‘‘(i) the actual or attempted searching 
for or catching or taking of fishery re-
sources; 
‘‘(ii) any activity that can reasonably 
be expected to result in locating, catching, 
taking, or harvesting of fishery resources for 
any purpose; and 
‘‘(iii) any operation at sea in support 
of, or in preparation for, any activity de-
scribed in this paragraph. 
‘‘(C) EXCLUSIONS.—The term ‘fishing ac-
tivities’ does not include any operation related to 
emergencies involving the health and safety of 
crew members or the safety of a vessel. 
‘‘(10) FISHING VESSEL.— 
‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—The term ‘fishing ves-
sel’ means a vessel that is or has been engaged 
in fishing activities. 
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‘‘(B) INCLUSIONS.—The term ‘fishing vessel’ 
includes a fish processing vessel or a vessel en-
gaged in transshipment or any other activity in 
preparation for or related to fishing activities, or 
in experimental or exploratory fishing activities. 
‘‘(11) ORGANIZATION.—The term ‘Organization’ 
means the Northwest Atlantic Fisheries Organization 
provided for by Article V of the Convention. 
‘‘(12) PERSON.—The term ‘person’ means any 
individual (whether or not a citizen or national of the 
United States), and any corporation, partnership, as-
sociation, or other entity (whether or not organized or 
existing under the laws of any State). 
‘‘(13) REPRESENTATIVE.—The term ‘Representa-
tive’ means a United States Representative to the 
Northwest Atlantic Fisheries Scientific Council ap-
pointed under section 202. 
‘‘(14) SCIENTIFIC
COUNCIL.—The term ‘Sci-
entific Council’ means the Scientific Council provided 
for by Articles V, VI, and VII of the Convention. 
‘‘(15) SECRETARY.—The term ‘Secretary’ means 
the Secretary of Commerce. 
‘‘(16) STATE.—The term ‘State’ means each of 
the several States of the United States, the District of 
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Columbia, and any other commonwealth, territory, or 
possession of the United States. 
‘‘(17) 
TRANSSHIPMENT.—The 
term 
‘trans-
shipment’ means the unloading of all or any of the 
fishery resources on board a fishing vessel to another 
fishing vessel either at sea or in port.’’. 
SEC. 509. QUOTA ALLOCATION PRACTICE. 
Section 213 (16 U.S.C. 5612) is repealed. 
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Union Calendar No. 557 
114TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 4576 
[Report No. 114–718] 
A BILL 
To implement the Convention on the Conservation 
and Management of High Seas Fisheries Re-
sources in the North Pacific Ocean, to implement 
the Convention on the Conservation and Manage-
ment of High Seas Fishery Resources in the 
South Pacific Ocean, and for other purposes. 
SEPTEMBER 6, 2016 
Reported with an amendment, committed to the Com-
mittee of the Whole House on the State of the Union, 
and ordered to be printed 
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