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Table 4.12 Key fisheries legislation, 2022
Legislation/Reference - Antarctic Marine Living Resources Convention Act, 50 C.F.R. 300.100-300.116
Overview - Establishes the Antarctic Marine Living Resources Program for managing Southern Ocean resources

Table 4.12 Key fisheries legislation, 2022
Legislation/Reference - Illegal, Unreported, and Unregulated Fishing Enforcement Act (P.L. 114-81), Title 3 Port State Measures Agreement Act of 2015
Overview - Amends the Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation and Management Act and implements the Agreement on Port State Measures to Prevent, Deter and Eliminate IUU fishing

Table 4.12 Key fisheries legislation, 2022
Legislation/Reference - Sustainable Fisheries Act (P.L. 104-297)
Overview - Measures to prevent overfishing and rebuild stocks

Table 4.13 Fisheries subsidies notified to the WTO
Program/Reference - Bycatch Reduction Engineering Program (BREP), 16 U.S.C. 1865
Amount of subsidy/loans outstanding - USD 2,342,000

Table 4.13 Fisheries subsidies notified to the WTO
Program/Reference - The Vessel Monitoring System (VMS) Reimbursement Program, 16 U.S.C. 1801 et seq.
Amount of subsidy/loans outstanding - USD 706,174

Table 4.13 Fisheries subsidies notified to the WTO
Program/Reference - Fishing Capacity Reduction Loan Program, 16 U.S.C. 1801 et seq.
Amount of subsidy/loans outstanding - none

Table 4.13 Fisheries subsidies notified to the WTO
Program/Reference - Fishery Disaster Assistance Program, 16 U.S.C. 1801 et seq. and 16 U.S.C. 4101-4107
Amount of subsidy/loans outstanding - USD 165,000,000

4.122. In 2015, the United States enacted the Port State Measures Agreement Act, which implemented the Port State Measures Agreement. The Agreement entered into force for the United States on 5 June 2016 and works to deter or prevent IUU fishing among the 70 parties to the Agreement. (...). The Agreement on the International Dolphin Conservation Program (AIDCP) is a multilateral agreement to reduce incidental dolphin mortalities in tuna purse seine fishing in the ETP area and ensure the long-term sustainability of tuna stocks. The United States is a member since its inception in 1999.

4.125. The U.S. economy has gradually become more energy efficient. (...). Biomass, wind, and hydropower are the main sources of renewable energy. (...)

4.127. Total greenhouse gas emissions in the United States amounted to 6,457 million tons of carbon dioxide equivalent in 2017, or about 12% of global emissions. Emissions of carbon dioxide, mostly from combustion processes, accounted for 82% of the total. The remainder – primarily methane and nitrous oxide emissions – originated from agriculture, waste management, and the production of oil and gas. The United States has been party to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) since it entered into force in 1994 and signed the Paris Agreement on 3 September 2016. The United States withdrew from the Paris Agreement in November 2020, but its absence was brief. The new U.S. administration announced that the United States was re-entering the Paris Agreement in January 2021. In April 2021, the United States submitted its Nationally Determined Contribution to reduce net greenhouse gas emissions by 50% to 52% below 2005 levels by 2030, create a carbon pollution free electric power sector by 2035, and achieve net zero emissions economy-wide by no later than 2050. A National Climate Task Force has been formed to mobilize action on climate change by all federal government agencies.