---
kind: "section"
citation: "50 C.F.R. § 665.241"
title: "50"
number: "665.241"
heading: "Definitions."
url: "https://uscodex.org/cfr/50/665.241"
---

# §665.241. Definitions.


As used in [§§ 665.240 through 665.259](/cfr/50/665.240..665.259.md):

Hawaii crustacean management area is divided into the following areas:

- (1) Crustacean Permit Area 1 (Permit Area 1) means the EEZ around the NWHI.
- (2) Crustacean Permit Area 2 (Permit Area 2) means the EEZ around the MHI.
- (3) Crustacean Permit Area 1 VMS Subarea means an area within the EEZ around the NWHI 50 nm from the center geographical positions of the islands and reefs in the NWHI as follows:

  Hawaii crustacean ecosystem component species (Hawaii crustacean ECS) means those species identified as ECS in the Hawaii FEP.

  Hawaii crustacean management unit species (Hawaii crustacean MUS) means the following crustaceans:

  Interested parties means the State of Hawaii Department of Land and Natural Resources, the Council, holders of permits issued under [§ 665.242](/cfr/50/665.242.md), and any person who has notified the Regional Administrator of his or her interest in the procedures and decisions described in [§ 665.248](/cfr/50/665.248.md), and who has specifically requested to be considered an “interested party.”

  Lobster grounds refers, singularly or collectively, to the following four areas in Crustacean Permit Area 1 that shall be used to manage the lobster fishery:

- (1) **Necker Island Lobster Grounds—** waters bounded by straight lines connecting the following coordinates in the order presented: 24°00′ N. lat., 165°00′ W. long.; 24°00′ N. lat., 164°00′ W. long.; 23°00′ N. lat., 164°00′ W. long.; and 23°00′ N. lat., 165°00′ W. long.
- (2) **Gardner Pinnacles Lobster Grounds—** waters bounded by straight lines connecting the following coordinates in the order presented: 25°20′ N. lat., 168°20′ W. long.; 25°20′ N. lat., 167°40′ W. long.; 24°20′ N. lat., 167°40′ W. long.; and 24°20′ N. lat., 168°20′ W. long.
- (3) **Maro Reef Lobster Grounds—** waters bounded by straight lines connecting the following coordinates in the order presented: 25°40′ N. lat., 171°00′ W. long.; 25°40′ N. lat., 170°20′ W. long.; 25°00′ N. lat., 170°20′ W. long.; and 25°00′ N. lat., 171°00′ W. long.
- (4) **General NWHI Lobster Grounds—** all waters within Crustacean Permit Area 1 except for the Necker Island, Gardner Pinnacles, and Maro Reef Lobster Grounds.

## Notes

### Amendments

[75 FR 2205, Jan. 14, 2010, as amended at 84 FR 2773, Feb. 8, 2019]

### Authority

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

### Source

Source: 75 FR 2205, Jan. 14, 2010, unless otherwise noted.

### Amendments

[75 FR 2205, Jan. 14, 2010, as amended at 84 FR 2773, Feb. 8, 2019]