§ 4101. Congressional statement of purposes

The purposes of this chapter are—

• (1) to promote and encourage State activities in support of the management of interjurisdictional fishery resources;
• (2) to promote and encourage management of interjurisdictional fishery resources throughout their range; and
• (3) to promote and encourage research in preparation for the implementation of the use of ecosystems and interspecies approaches to the conservation and management of interjurisdictional fishery resources throughout their range.