### Question
How does WESTERN AND CENTRAL PACIFIC FISHERIES CONVENTION define State?


### Answer
Under *16 U.S.C. § 6901*, **State** is defined as:

> each of the several States of the United States, the District of Columbia, the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands, American Samoa, Guam, and any other commonwealth, territory, or possession of the United States

#### Citation:
  - *16 U.S.C. § 6901*
  - Heading: **CHAPTER 88-WESTERN AND CENTRAL PACIFIC FISHERIES CONVENTION**

