---
kind: "section"
citation: "50 C.F.R. § 660.701"
title: "50"
number: "660.701"
heading: "Purpose and scope."
url: "https://uscodex.org/cfr/50/660.701"
---

# §660.701. Purpose and scope.


This subpart implements the Fishery Management Plan for U.S. West Coast Fisheries for Highly Migratory Species (FMP). These regulations govern commercial and recreational fishing for HMS in the U.S. EEZ off the coasts of Washington, Oregon, and California and in adjacent high seas waters.


## Notes

### Source

Source: 69 FR 18453, Apr. 7, 2004, 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.