§665.600. PRIA bottomfish fisheries. [Reserved]
50 C.F.R. § 665.600
Notes, amendments, and revision history
Authority
Authority: 16 U.S.C. 1801 et seq.
Source
Source: 75 FR 2205, Jan. 14, 2010, unless otherwise noted.
50 C.F.R. §§ 665.600–665.606
§665.601. Definitions.
50 C.F.R. § 665.601
As used in §§ 665.600 through 665.619:
PRIA bottomfish fishing permit means the permit required by § 665.603 to use a vessel to fish for PRIA bottomfish MUS in the EEZ around the PRIA, or to land bottomfish MUS shoreward of the outer boundary of the EEZ around the PRIA, with the exception of EEZ waters around Midway Atoll.
PRIA bottomfish management unit species (PRIA bottomfish MUS) means the following fish:
Notes, amendments, and revision history
Amendments
[75 FR 2205, Jan. 14, 2010, as amended at 84 FR 29397, June 24, 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 29397, June 24, 2019]
§665.602. Reserved
50 C.F.R. § 665.602
Notes, amendments, and revision history
Authority
Authority: 16 U.S.C. 1801 et seq.
Source
Source: 75 FR 2205, Jan. 14, 2010, unless otherwise noted.
§665.603. Permits.
50 C.F.R. § 665.603
Applicability. PRIA. The owner of any vessel used to fish for, land, or transship PRIA bottomfish MUS shoreward of the outer boundary of the PRIA subarea must have a permit issued under this section, and the permit must be registered for use with that vessel.
Submission. An application for a permit required under this section must be submitted to PIRO as described in § 665.13.
Notes, amendments, and revision history
Authority
Authority: 16 U.S.C. 1801 et seq.
Source
Source: 75 FR 2205, Jan. 14, 2010, unless otherwise noted.
§665.604. Prohibitions.
50 C.F.R. § 665.604
In addition to the general prohibitions specified in § 600.725 of this chapter and § 665.16, it is unlawful for any person to do any of the following:
Fish for PRIA bottomfish MUS using gear prohibited under § 665.605.
Fish for, or retain on board a vessel, PRIA bottomfish MUS in the PRIA without the appropriate permit registered for use with that vessel issued under § 665.13.
Falsify or fail to make or file all reports of PRIA bottomfish MUS landings taken in the PRIA, containing all data in the exact manner, as specified in § 665.14(b).
Notes, amendments, and revision history
Authority
Authority: 16 U.S.C. 1801 et seq.
Source
Source: 75 FR 2205, Jan. 14, 2010, unless otherwise noted.
§665.605. Gear restrictions.
50 C.F.R. § 665.605
Bottom trawls and bottom set gillnets. Fishing for PRIA bottomfish MUS with bottom trawls and bottom set gillnets is prohibited.
Possession of gear. Possession of a bottom trawl and bottom set gillnet by any vessel having a permit under § 665.603 or otherwise established to be fishing for PRIA bottomfish MUS in the PRIA fishery management area is prohibited.
Poisons and explosives. The possession or use of any poisons, explosives, or intoxicating substances for the purpose of harvesting PRIA bottomfish is prohibited.
Notes, amendments, and revision history
Authority
Authority: 16 U.S.C. 1801 et seq.
Source
Source: 75 FR 2205, Jan. 14, 2010, unless otherwise noted.
§665.606. At-sea observer coverage.
50 C.F.R. § 665.606
All fishing vessels subject to §§ 665.600 through 665.606 must carry an observer when directed to do so by the Regional Administrator.
Notes, amendments, and revision history
Authority
Authority: 16 U.S.C. 1801 et seq.
Source
Source: 75 FR 2205, Jan. 14, 2010, unless otherwise noted.