§660.319. Open access fishery gear identification and marking.
50 C.F.R. § 660.319
Gear identification.
Open access fixed gear (longline, trap or pot, set net and stationary hook-and-line gear, including commercial vertical hook-and-line gear) must be marked at the surface and at each terminal end, with a pole, flag, light, radar reflector, and a buoy.
Open access commercial vertical hook-and-line gear that is closely tended as defined at § 660.311 of this subpart, may be marked only with a single buoy of sufficient size to float the gear.
A buoy used to mark fixed gear under paragraph (a)(1) or (a)(2) of this section must be marked with a number clearly identifying the owner or operator of the vessel. The number may be either:
If required by applicable state law, the vessel's number, the commercial fishing license number, or buoy brand number; or
The vessel documentation number issued by the USCG, or, for an undocumented vessel, the vessel registration number issued by the state.
[Reserved]
Notes, amendments, and revision history
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.