§250.1741. If I drag a trawl across a site, what requirements must I meet?
30 C.F.R. § 250.1741
If you drag a trawl across the site in accordance with § 250.1740, you must meet all of the requirements of this section.
You must drag the trawl in a grid-like pattern as shown in the following table:
You must trawl 100 percent of the limits described in paragraph (a) of this section in two directions.
You must mark the area to be cleared as a hazard to navigation according to USCG requirements until you complete the site clearance procedures.
You must use a trawling vessel equipped with a calibrated navigational positioning system capable of providing position accuracy of ±30 feet.
You must use a trawling net that is representative of those used in the commercial fishing industry (one that has a net strength equal or greater than that provided by No. 18 twine).
You must ensure that you trawl no closer than 300 feet from a shipwreck, and 500 feet from a sensitive biological feature.
If you trawl near an active pipeline, you must meet the requirements in the following table:
You must ensure that any trawling contractor you may use:
Has no corporate or other financial ties to you; and
Has a valid commercial trawling license for both the vessel and its captain.
Notes, amendments, and revision history
Authority
Authority: 30 U.S.C. 1751, 31 U.S.C. 9701, 33 U.S.C. 1321(j)(1)(C), 43 U.S.C. 1334.
Source
Source: 76 FR 64462, Oct. 18, 2011, unless otherwise noted.