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Fisheries of the Exclusive Economic Zone off Alaska - Subpart I — Equipment and Operational Requirements for the Longline Catcher/Processor Subsector (50 CFR 679.100).

Country/Territory
United States of America
Document type
Regulation
Date
2012 (2014)
Source
FAO, FAOLEX
Original source
Code of Federal Regulations - Title 50 - Wildlife and Fisheries.
Subject
Fisheries
Keyword
Fishery management and conservation Marine fisheries Monitoring Marine fishes Data collection/reporting Equipment Fishing vessel
Geographical area
Americas, Arctic, East Pacific, North America, North Atlantic
Abstract

This Subpart of Part 679 of Title 50 of the Federal Code of Regulations sets out equipment and operational requirements the owner and operator of a vessel named on an LLP license with a Pacific cod catcher-processor hook-and-line endorsement for the Bering Sea, Aleutian Islands or both the Bering Sea and Aleutian Islands must comply with. A vessel owner may opt out from the fishery. Once the vessel owner has selected to opt out, the owner must ensure that the vessel is not used as a catcher/processor to conduct directed fishing for Pacific cod with hook-and-line gear in the BSAI or to conduct groundfish CDQ fishing during the specified year. The owner of a vessel subject to this subpart that does not opt out under paragraph (a) of this section must submit a completed notification form for one of two monitoring options to NMFS. If NMFS does not receive a notification to opt out or a notification for one of the two monitoring options, NMFS will assign that vessel to the increased observer coverage option until the notification form has been received by NMFS.

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