---
kind: "section"
citation: "50 C.F.R. § 622.92"
title: "50"
number: "622.92"
heading: "Prohibited species."
url: "https://uscodex.org/cfr/50/622.92"
---

# §622.92. Prohibited species.

- (a) **General.** The harvest and possession restrictions of this section apply without regard to whether the species is harvested by a vessel operating under a commercial vessel permit. The operator of a vessel that fishes in the EEZ is responsible for the limit applicable to that vessel.
- (b) **Red drum.** Red drum may not be harvested or possessed in or from the Gulf EEZ. Such fish caught in the Gulf EEZ must be released immediately with a minimum of harm.

## Notes

### Source

Source: 79 FR 19494, Apr. 9, 2014, unless otherwise noted.

### Authority

Authority: 16 U.S.C. 1801 et seq.

### Source

Source: 78 FR 22952, Apr. 17, 2013, unless otherwise noted.