---
kind: "section"
citation: "50 C.F.R. § 697.17"
title: "50"
number: "697.17"
heading: "Non-trap harvest restrictions."
url: "https://uscodex.org/cfr/50/697.17"
---

# §697.17. Non-trap harvest restrictions.

- (a) **Non-trap lobster landing limits.** In addition to the prohibitions set forth in [§ 600.725](/cfr/50/600.725.md) of this chapter, it is unlawful for a vessel with any non-trap gear on board capable of catching lobsters, or, that fishes for, takes, catches, or harvests lobster on a fishing trip in or from the EEZ by a method other than traps, to possess, retain on board, or land, in excess of 100 lobsters (or parts thereof), for each lobster day-at-sea or part of a lobster day-at-sea, up to a maximum of 500 lobsters (or parts thereof) for any one trip, unless otherwise restricted by § [648.80(a)(3)(i)](/cfr/50/648.80.md?p=a-3-i), [(a)(4)(i)(A)](/cfr/50/648.80.md?p=a-4-i-A), [(a)(8)(i)](/cfr/50/648.80.md?p=a-a-8-i), [(a)(9)(i)(D)](/cfr/50/648.80.md?p=a-9-i-D), [(a)(12)(i)(A)](/cfr/50/648.80.md?p=a-12-i-A), [(a)(13)(i)(A)](/cfr/50/648.80.md?p=a-13-i-A), or [(b)(3)(ii)](/cfr/50/648.80.md?p=a-b-3-ii) of this chapter or [§ 697.7(c)(2)(i)(C)](/cfr/50/697.7.md?p=c-2-i-C).
- (b) **Trap prohibition for non-trap lobster harvesters.** All persons that fish for, take, catch, or harvest lobsters on a fishing trip in or from the EEZ are prohibited from transferring or attempting to transfer American lobster from one vessel to another vessel.
- (c) **Trap prohibition for non-trap lobster vessels.** Any vessel on a fishing trip in the EEZ that fishes for, takes, catches, or harvests lobster by a method other than traps may not possess on board, deploy, fish with, or haul back traps.
- (d) **Non-trap Jonah crab landing limits.** In addition to the prohibitions set forth in [§ 600.725](/cfr/50/600.725.md) of this chapter, it is unlawful for a vessel with any non-trap gear on board that fishes for, takes, catches, or harvests Jonah crabs on a fishing trip in or from the EEZ by a method other than traps, to possess, retain on board, or land, in excess of up to 1,000 Jonah crabs (or parts thereof), for each trip, unless otherwise restricted by [§ 697.7](/cfr/50/697.7.md).
- (e) **Restrictions on fishing for, possessing, or landing fish other than Jonah crabs.** Vessels are prohibited from possessing or landing Jonah crabs in excess of 50 percent, by weight, of all other species on board.
- (f) **Trap prohibition for non-trap Jonah crab harvesters.** All persons that fish for, take, catch, or harvest Jonah crabs on a fishing trip in or from the EEZ are prohibited from transferring or attempting to transfer Jonah crabs from one vessel to another vessel.

## Notes

### Amendments

[84 FR 61581, Nov. 13, 2019]

### Authority

Authority: 16 U.S.C. 5101 et seq.

### Source

Source: 64 FR 68248, Dec. 6, 1999, unless otherwise noted.

### Amendments

[84 FR 61581, Nov. 13, 2019]