---
kind: "section"
citation: "50 C.F.R. § 660.311"
title: "50"
number: "660.311"
heading: "Open access fishery—definitions."
url: "https://uscodex.org/cfr/50/660.311"
---

# §660.311. Open access fishery—definitions.


General definitions for the Pacific Coast groundfish fisheries are defined at [§ 660.11](/cfr/50/660.11.md), subpart C. The definitions in this subpart are specific to the open access fishery covered in this subpart and are in addition to those specified at [§ 660.11](/cfr/50/660.11.md), subpart C.

Closely tended for the purposes of this subpart means that a vessel is within visual sighting distance or within 0.25 nm (463 m) of the gear as determined by electronic navigational equipment.


## Notes

### Source

Source: 75 FR 60897, Oct. 1, 2010, unless otherwise noted.

### Authority

Authority: 16 U.S.C. 1801 et seq., 16 U.S.C. 773 et seq., and 16 U.S.C. 7001 et seq.

### Source

Source: 61 FR 34572, July 2, 1996, unless otherwise noted.