# 22 U.S.C. § 1980: Compensation for loss or destruction of commercial fishing vessel or gear

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## Section

- **Citation:** 22 U.S.C. § 1980
- **Heading:** Compensation for loss or destruction of commercial fishing vessel or gear
- **Jurisdiction:** Federal
- **Kind:** Statutes
- **Status:** In force
- **Text as of:** September 9, 2026
- **Source:** Publisher's official text
- **Location:** Title 22—FOREIGN RELATIONS AND INTERCOURSE > CHAPTER 25—PROTECTION OF VESSELS ON THE HIGH SEAS AND IN TERRITORIAL WATERS OF FOREIGN COUNTRIES

## Text

The terms “fishery”, “fishery conservation zone”, “fishing”, “fishing vessel”, “Secretary”, and “vessel of the United States” shall each have the same respective meaning as is given to such terms in section 3 of the Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation and Management Act ( 16 U.S.C. 1802 ). 1 1
See References in Text note below.

( Aug. 27, 1954, ch. 1018, § 10 , as added Pub. L. 95–194, § 2 , Nov. 18, 1977 , 91 Stat. 1413 ; amended Pub. L. 95–376, § 3(a) , Sept. 18, 1978 , 92 Stat. 715 ; Pub. L. 96–289, § 4(b) , June 28, 1980 , 94 Stat. 606 ; Pub. L. 96–561, title II , §§ 238(b), 241, Dec. 22, 1980 , 94 Stat. 3300 , 3301; Pub. L. 104–208, div. A, title I, § 101(a) [title II, § 211(b)] , Sept. 30, 1996 , 110 Stat. 3009 , 3009–41.)

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