(a) The Commissioner shall have the following powers and duties:
(1) To preserve, manage and protect the fishery resources of the territory in the inland and jurisdictional coastal waters thereof.
(2) To regulate the operations of all fishermen vessels of this territory engaged in the taking of fishery resources within or without the boundaries of the territorial waters.
(3) To issue licenses, certificates and registrations for the taking of fishery resources and the processing thereof at sea or on shore within this territory.
(4) To secure and maintain statistical records of the catch of various species of fish by various gear, by area, and to make such records available to fishermen.
(5) To advise and assist fishermen in the development and use of fishing gear and techniques.
(6) To provide fishing information to the public.
(7) To conduct scientific studies and research, and to publish, or cause to be published, and distributed the results of same to fishermen and other interested persons. All of such duties and operations shall be directed to the broad objective of managing such fishery resources, in the interest of all people in the territory, to the end that they may produce the maximum sustained yield consistent with the protection and preservation of the breeding stock.
(b) The Commissioner shall administer, coordinate and enforce the provisions of this chapter, in cooperation with other appropriate departments of the Territorial and Federal Governments; and in particular shall coordinate his duties and activities with the Department of Commerce in the administration of its duties pursuant to chapter 27 of Title 11 of this Code.
(c) The Commissioner, subject to the provisions of chapter 25 of Title 3 of the Code, shall appoint such conservation officers, fisheries biologists, research staff and other personnel as are necessary to the proper and effective administration and enforcement of this chapter and rules and regulations promulgated hereunder.