---
kind: "section"
citation: "50 C.F.R. § 665.905"
title: "50"
number: "665.905"
heading: "Fishing permit procedures and criteria."
url: "https://uscodex.org/cfr/50/665.905"
---

# §665.905. Fishing permit procedures and criteria.

- (a) **Marianas Trench Monument Islands Unit non-commercial permit—**
  - (1) **Applicability.** Both the owner and operator of a vessel used to non-commercially fish for, take, retain, or possess MUS in the Islands Unit must have a permit issued under this section, and the permit must be registered for use with that vessel.
  - (2) **Eligibility criteria.** A permit issued under this section may be issued only to a community resident of Guam or the CNMI.
  - (3) **Terms and conditions.**
    - (i) Customary exchange of fish harvested within the Islands Unit under a non-commercial permit is allowed, except that customary exchange by fishermen engaged in recreational fishing is prohibited.
    - (ii) Monetary reimbursement under customary exchange shall not exceed actual fishing trip expenses, including but not limited to ice, bait, fuel, or food.
- (b) **Marianas Trench Monument Islands Unit recreational charter permit—**
  - (1) **Applicability.** Both the owner and operator of a vessel chartered to recreationally fish for, take, retain, or possess MUS in the Islands Unit must have a permit issued under this section, and the permit must be registered for use with that vessel. Charter boat customers are not required to obtain a permit.
  - (2) **Eligibility criteria.** To be eligible for a permit issued under this section, a charter business must be established legally under the laws of Guam or the CNMI.
  - (3) **Terms and conditions.**
    - (i) The sale or exchange through barter or trade of fish caught in the Monument by a charter boat is prohibited.
    - (ii) No MUS harvested under a recreational charter fishing permit may be used for the purposes of customary exchange.
- (c) **Application.** An application for a permit required under this section must be submitted to PIRO as described in [§ 665.13](/cfr/50/665.13.md).
- (d) **Transfer.** A permit issued under this section is not transferrable.
- (e) **Reporting and recordkeeping.** The operator of a vessel subject to the requirements of this section must comply with the terms and conditions described in [§ 665.14](/cfr/50/665.14.md).

## Notes

### Amendments

[78 FR 33003, June 3, 2013, as amended at 78 FR 39583, July 2, 2013]

### Source

Source: 78 FR 33003, June 3, 2013, unless otherwise noted.

### Authority

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

### Source

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

### Amendments

[78 FR 33003, June 3, 2013, as amended at 78 FR 39583, July 2, 2013]