U.S. Code > Title 16 Conservation > CHAPTER 56—NORTH ATLANTIC SALMON FISHING (§§ 3601—3608) > § 3601. Definitions

§ 3601. Definitions

As used in this chapter, the term—
(1) “Act of 1976” means the Act entitled “An Act to provide for the conservation and management of the fisheries, and for other purposes”, approved April 13, 1976 (16 U.S.C. 1801 et seq.);
(2) “Commission” means any of the Commissions of the Organization that are established by the Convention;
(3) “Commissioner” means a United States Commissioner appointed under section 3602 of this title;
(4) “Convention” means the Convention for the Conservation of Salmon in the North Atlantic Ocean, signed at Reykjavik, Iceland, on March 2, 1982;
(5) “Council” means the Council established by the Convention;
(6) “fishing” has the same meaning as such term has in section 3(10) [1] of the Act of 1976 (16 U.S.C. 1802 (10));
(7) “Organization” means the North Atlantic Salmon Conservation Organization established under the Convention;
(8) “person” has the same meaning as such term has in section 3(19) [1] of the Act of 1976 (16 U.S.C. 1802 (19)); and
(9) “salmon” means all species of salmon which migrate in or into the waters of the Atlantic Ocean north of 36 degrees north latitude.

[1] See References in Text note below.