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Table 4.12 Key fisheries legislation, 2022
Legislation/Reference - National Environmental Policy Act (P.L. 91 190)
Overview - Environmental impacts assessment

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. (...)