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50 CFR § 300.100-300.116 - International Fisheries Regulations - Antarctic Marine Living Resources.

Country/Territory
United States of America
Document type
Regulation
Date
2017 (2019)
Source
FAO, FAOLEX
Original source
82 FR 6223, January 19, 2017.
Long title
Code of Federal Regulations - Title 50 - Wildlife and Fisheries - Chapter III - International Fishing and Related Activities - Part 300 - International Fisheries Regulations - Subpart G - Antarctic Marine Living Resources. (50 CFR, Chapter III, Part 300, Subpart G, § 300.100-300.116).
Subject
Fisheries, Wild species & ecosystems
Keyword
Fishery management and conservation Marine fisheries Monitoring Fishing authorization Inspection Fishing gear/fishing method Data collection/reporting Processing/handling Internal trade International trade High seas Enforcement/compliance Offences/penalties Authorization/permit Ecosystem preservation Marine protected areas Marine mammals Endangered species Protection of species Protected area
Geographical area
Americas, Arctic, East Pacific, North America, North Atlantic
Abstract

This Subpart implements the Antarctic Marine Living Resources Convention Act of 1984 and regulates the harvesting of Antarctic marine living resources or other associated activities by any person subject to the jurisdiction of the United States or by any vessel of the United States and the importation into the United States of any Antarctic marine living resource. Any person subject to the jurisdiction of the United States must apply for and be granted an entry permit authorizing specific activities prior to entering a CCAMLR Ecosystem Monitoring Program (CEMP) Protected Site designated in accordance with the CCAMLR Conservation Measure describing the Procedures for According Protection for CEMP Sites. Holders of permits are not permitted to undertake any activities within a CEMP Protected Site that are not in compliance with the provisions of: (1) The Antarctic Treaty, including the Agreed Measures for the Conservation of Antarctic Fauna and Flora (including the Protocol on the Environmental Protection to the Antarctic Treaty and its Annexes when it enters into force), as implemented under by the ACA and any superseding legislation. (Persons interested in conducting activities subject to the Antarctic Treaty or the Protocol should contact the Office of Polar Programs, NSF); (2) The Convention for the Conservation of Antarctic Seals; (3) The Convention and its Conservation Measures in force, implemented under the Act.

Full text
English
Website
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References - Legislation

Implements

Antarctic Marine Living Resources Convention Act of 1984.

Legislation | United States of America | 1984 (2014)

Keyword: Marine fisheries, Fishery management and conservation, Ecosystem preservation, Marine area, Protection of habitats

Source: FAO, FAOLEX