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Fisheries of West Coast States - Subpart F — Open Access Fisheries (50 CFR 660.310-660.332).

Country/Territory
United States of America
Document type
Regulation
Date
2010 (2015)
Source
FAO, FAOLEX
Original source
Code of Federal Regulations - Title 50 - Wildlife and Fisheries.
Subject
Fisheries
Keyword
Fishery management and conservation Marine fisheries Marine fishes Data collection/reporting Fishing gear/fishing method Inspection Monitoring Fishing authorization Landing Authorization/permit
Geographical area
Americas, Arctic, East Pacific, North America, North Atlantic
Abstract

This Subpart of Part 660 of Title 50 of the Federal Code of Regulations implements partly the Pacific Coast Groundfish Fishery Management Plan (PCGFMP) developed by the Pacific Fishery Management Council. It covers the Pacific Coast Groundfish open access fishery. The open access fishery is the fishery composed of commercial vessels using open access gear fished pursuant to the harvest guidelines, quotas, and other management measures specified for the harvest of open access allocations or governing the fishing activities of open access vessels. Requirements for open access fishery concern, among other things: recordkeeping and reporting, observer coverage, gear identification and marking, landing, closed areas, size and trip limits.

Full text
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