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###### Department of Commerce

###### National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

          - 50 CFR Part 660
          - [Docket No.  010511123-1123-01;  I.D. 042001D]
          - RIN 0648-AP24

# AGENCY:

National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), Commerce.

# ACTION:

Emergency interim rule; notification of restrictions; request for comments.

# SUMMARY:

                        NMFS issues an emergency interim rule, effective for 180 days, applicable to vessels registered for use under a Hawaii longline limited access permit (Hawaii longline vessel).  This rule: Prohibits the targeting of swordfish north of the equator by Hawaii longline                               ( print page 31562)                            vessels; prohibits longline fishing by Hawaii longline vessels in waters south of the Hawaiian Islands (from 15° N. lat. to the equator, and from 145° W. long. to 180° long.) during the months of April and May; allows re-registration of vessels to Hawaii longline limited access permits only in October; imposes additional sea turtle handling and resuscitation measures; and requires all Hawaii longline vessel operators to attend an annual protected species workshop.  This rule implements an Order issued on March 30, 2001, by the United States District Court for the District of Hawaii (Court).  This Order superseded the Court’s Order of August 4, 2000, and this rule supersedes the emergency rules published on August 25, 2000; November 3, 2000; February 22, 2001; and March 19, 2001.  Other parts of this emergency interim rule implement the terms and conditions contained in a November 28, 2000, Biological Opinion (BO) issued by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS) on the effects of the Hawaii-based longline fishery (Hawaii longline fishery) on the endangered short-tailed albatross.                    

# DATES:

This emergency interim rule is effective June 12, 2001, through December 10, 2001.  Comments must be received no later than 5 p.m., Hawaiian standard time, on July 27, 2001.

# ADDRESSES:

Written comments on this action must be mailed to Dr. Charles Karnella, Administrator, NMFS, Pacific Islands Area Office (PIAO), 1601 Kapiolani Blvd., Suite 1110, Honolulu, HI, 96814-4700; or faxed to 808-973-2941.  Comments will not be accepted if submitted via e-mail or the Internet.  Copies of the final Environmental Impact Statement (FEIS) and Regulatory Impact Reviews (RIRs) prepared for this action, and the BO may be obtained from Dr. Charles Karnella, PIAO.  See also http://swr.nmfs.noaa.gov to view the EIS.

# FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Alvin Katekaru, PIAO, at 808-973-2937.

# SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

                    On August 4, 2000, the Court issued an Order in                     *Center for Marine Conservation (CMC)*                     v.                     *NMFS*, directing NMFS to complete a FEIS that assesses the environmental impacts of fishing activities conducted under the Fishery Management Plan for Pelagic Fisheries of the Western Pacific Region (FMP) by April 1, 2001.  On March 30, 2001, NMFS filed that FEIS with the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency.  That FEIS provides a comprehensive assessment of these fisheries and their impacts on the human environment.  The FEIS contains a description and analysis of the preferred alternative which includes, among other things, a series of actions to protect and conserve sea turtles.  These measures conform with a BO that NMFS issued on March 29, 2001, which analyzes the effects of the Hawaii longline fishing fleet on sea turtles under the Endangered Species Act (ESA).  After receiving the FEIS, on March 30, 2001, the Court issued an Order Modifying Injunction (March 30 Order) that superseded the Court’s Order of August 4, 2000.  Background information on actions to implement the August 4, 2000, Order and earlier Orders in                     *CMC*                     v.                     *NMFS*                     is not repeated here; this information was published in numerous previous                     **Federal Register**                     documents (64 FR 72290, December 27, 1999; 65 FR 16346, March 28, 2000; 65 FR 37917, June 19, 2000; 65 FR 51992, August 25, 2000; 65 FR 66186, November 3, 2000; 66 FR 1110, February 22, 2001; and 66  FR 15358, March 19, 2001).                

The March 30, 2001, Order made effective immediately those aspects of the preferred alternative in the FEIS that are intended to mitigate the Hawaii longline fishery interactions with sea turtles.  This emergency interim rule codifies that Order in 50 CFR part 660 under the authority of section 305 (c) of the Magnuson-Stevenson Fishery Conservation and Management Act (Magnuson-Stevens Act), 16 U.S.C. 1855 (c).

In summary, the turtle mitigation components of this rule:  (a) Prohibit Hawaii longline vessels from using longline gear to target swordfish north of the equator; (b) require Hawaii longline vessels to deploy longline gear such that the “sag” (deepest point) between any two floats is at least 100 m (328.1 ft) beneath the sea surface and the float line suspending the main longline beneath a float is at least 20 m (65.6 ft or 10.9 fm) long, with a minimum of 15 branch lines deployed between any 2 floats; (c) prohibit possession of light sticks on board a Hawaii longline vessel; (d) prohibit Hawaii longline vessels from fishing with longline gear during the months of May and April, (significant only if this rule were extended for an additional 180-day period) in the area bounded on the south by the equator, on the west by 180° long., on the east by 145° W. long., and on the north by 15° N. lat.; (e) allow the re-registration of a Hawaii longline vessel that has been de-registered from a Hawaii longline limited access permit after March 29, 2001, only during the month of October; (f) require Hawaii longline vessel operators to annually attend a protected species workshop conducted by NMFS; (g) require Hawaii longline vessel operators to cease gear retrieval if a sea turtle is discovered hooked or entangled on a longline until the turtle has been removed from the gear or brought onto the vessel’s deck; (h) require that hooks be removed from sea turtles as quickly and carefully as possible; however, if a hook cannot be removed, that the line be cut as close to the hook as possible; (i) require that wire or bolt cutters capable of cutting through a longline hook be on board the vessel to facilitate cutting of hooks imbedded in sea turtles; and (j) require the vessel operator to bring comatose sea turtles on board the vessel and to perform resuscitation on such turtles as prescribed in 50 CFR 223.206 (d)(1).

In order to ensure that longline vessels deploy gear relatively deeply (the ordinary method of fishing for tuna), the emergency rule published by NMFS on November 3, 2000, required the deepest point (sag) between any two floats to be at least 100 m beneath the ocean surface.  Although the sag depth itself is not easily monitored by enforcement officials, NMFS is continuing that requirement in this emergency interim rule because it is required by explicit wording of the March 30, 2001, Order.  Additionally, to help with enforcement, this emergency interim rule, at 50 CFR §§ 660.34 (b) and 660.34(g), also requires that each float line suspending the main longline beneath a float be at least 20 m long.  This restriction is intended to better ensure that the longlines are deployed relatively deeply in the water column.  If the float lines are at least 20 m long, then the sag between any two floats should remain at least 100 m beneath the ocean surface.  In addition, this rule requires a minimum of 15 branch lines to be set between any 2 floats.  This is consistent with the ordinary method of fishing for tuna, which entails using far more branch lines, at greater depths, than the ordinary method of fishing for swordfish.  This requirement can also be monitored by at-sea enforcement officials.  NMFS anticipates that by regulating the length of the float  lines, as well as the number of branch lines deployed per float, it will be easier for both fishermen to control, and enforcement officials to monitor, the depth of the main longline, and the species that are being targeted.

                    The March 30, 2001, Order, directs NMFS to require Hawaii longline vessel operators to record, in writing, each swordfish caught, and to submit this report to NMFS within 5 days of returning to port (see paragraph 1 of the Order).  This directive does not require further regulation since an existing regulation requires vessel operators to submit to NMFS, within 3 days of                           ( print page 31563)                        landing, written reports (logbooks) of any swordfish incidentally caught in the fishery (50 CFR 660.14).  The March 30, 2001, Order also included two non-regulatory requirements: (1) That NMFS maintain an annual average of at least 20-percent observer coverage in this fishery; and (2) that NMFS train those observers in sea turtle biology and resuscitation techniques.                

The second aspect of this emergency interim rule implements the terms and conditions of the BO issued by the FWS on November 28, 2000.  The terms and conditions in the BO are based on a suite of seabird mitigation measures developed by the Western Pacific Fishery Management Council.  As a part of the review process for these measures, NMFS entered into formal consultation with the FWS under section 7 of the ESA.  Under the terms and conditions of the BO, operators and crew of Hawaii longline vessels operating with longline gear north of 23° N. must:  (1) Use thawed blue-dyed bait and strategic offal discards in a manner approved by NMFS to distract birds during the setting and hauling of longline gear; and (2) when making tuna target sets (the only type of set allowed under this rule north of the equator), employ a line setting machine with weights (minimum weight = 45 g) attached to each branch line within 1 m of the hook.  In addition, the crew on a Hawaii longline vessel operating anywhere at sea must follow certain handling techniques to increase the likelihood that short-tailed albatrosses that are incidentally taken are brought aboard alive and handled in a manner that ensures their long-term survival.  If a short-tailed albatross is brought aboard a vessel, the vessel operator must determine if it exhibits the following traits: Head is held erect and the bird responds to noise and motion stimuli; bird breathes without noise; both wings can flap and retract to normal folded position on back; and the bird can stand on both feet with toes pointed forward.  If a short-tailed albatross fails to exhibit even one of these traits, the vessel operator must contact NMFS immediately.  In addition, any short-tailed albatross recovered dead must be frozen immediately and surrendered as soon as possible to NMFS.  The BO also requires all Hawaii longline vessel operators to attend annually a protected species workshop.  The BO also contains seabird take mitigation measures for longline fishing targeting swordfish north of 23° N. lat.; however, these become moot because under this emergency interim rule, targeting swordfish north of 23° N. lat. is prohibited.

## Criteria for Issuing an Emergency Interim Rule

This emergency interim rule meets NMFS policy guidelines for the use of emergency interim rules (64 FR 44421, August 21, 1997).  Also, it realizes benefits that outweigh the value of prior notice, opportunity for public comment, and deliberative consideration expected under the normal rulemaking process.

### Recent, Unforeseen Events or Recently Discovered Circumstances

The March 30, 2001, Order included discussion of regulatory implementation of the measures to reduce adverse impacts on sea turtles.  NMFS is publishing this emergency interim rule in order to temporarily protect sea turtles while permanent measures can be imposed through the normal notice and comment rulemaking process.  Emergency action is also required to comply with the terms and conditions of the BO issued on November 28, 2000, by the FWS.

### Immediate Benefits

Although there are many variables that make it difficult to predict the effects of this fishery upon different sea turtle and seabird populations, NMFS anticipates this rule will benefit these species by reducing overall fishing effort, restricting the use of gear shown to have higher interaction rates with sea turtles and seabirds, and mitigating the effects of hooking or entanglements of animals that encounter longline fishing gear.

## Classification

The Assistant Administrator for Fisheries, NOAA (AA) has determined that this emergency interim rule is necessary to comply with an Order of the U.S. District Court for the District of Hawaii, and the mandatory terms and conditions of a BO issued under section 7 of the ESA.  The AA has also determined that this emergency rule is consistent with the Magnuson-Stevens Act and other applicable laws.

This emergency interim rule has been determined to be not significant for the purposes of Executive Order 12866.

                    NMFS prepared an EIS for the FMP that describes the impact on the human environment of fishing under this rule.  NMFS also prepared two RIRs, covering different parts of this action, which assess the net national benefits of protecting both sea turtles and seabirds.  This emergency interim rule is of limited duration and is expected to result in a reduction in sea turtle and seabird interactions and mortalities caused by the Hawaii longline fishery.  The Hawaii longline fishery averaged annual ex-vessel gross revenues of $40.7 million between 1994-1998.  Under the assumption that fishing effort that is displaced as a result of the area and gear restrictions is transferred into allowable effort in open areas, the anticipated annual loss of ex-vessel gross fishery revenues is estimated to be 11 percent ($4.3 million).  At the other end of the extreme is a scenario in which all displaced effort is totally removed from the fishery, resulting in an estimated annual decline of 42 percent ($17.2 million) in ex-vessel revenues.  Economic impacts of these measures, which are of limited duration, cannot be precisely estimated due to a lack of data but are expected to be less than the higher end of the above range.  Copies of the EIS and RIRs are available (see                     **ADDRESSES**                    ).                

The AA finds that this emergency interim rule, which is being implemented under section 305 (c) of the Magnuson-Stevens Act, is needed to respond to an Order of the Court and to implement in a timely manner the terms and conditions of the BO on short-tailed albatross.  Under section 305 (c) of the Magnuson-Stevens Act, this emergency interim rule may remain in effect for not more than 180 days after the date this rule is published, unless extended for one additional period of not more than 180 days.  If the rule is extended for 180 days, it would close all longline fishing to Hawaii longline vessels for April and most of May 2002 in waters bounded on the south by the equator, on the west by 180° long., on the east by 145° W. long., and on the north by 15° N. lat.

                    The AA finds for good cause that providing prior notice and opportunity for public comment is unnecessary because this action implements a Court Order and mandatory terms and conditions of a BO, authorized under the ESA, thus precluding implementation of any alternative.  Similarly, the AA finds, for good cause, under 5 U.S.C. 553 (d)(3), that delaying the effectiveness of this rule for 30 days is impracticable given the explicit directive from the Court and the mandatory requirements of the FWS’s BO. Accordingly, the AA is making this emergency interim rule effective upon publication in the                     **Federal Register**                    .                

Because this emergency interim rule is not required to be published with notice and opportunity for public comment by 5 U.S.C. 553 or by any other law, the analytical requirements of the Regulatory Flexibility Act do not apply.

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# List of Subjects in 50 CFR Part 660

      - Administrative practice and procedure
      - American Samoa
      - Fisheries
      - Fishing
      - Guam
      - Hawaiian Natives
      - Indians
      - Northern Mariana Islands
      - Reporting and recordkeeping requirements

Dated: June 6, 2001.

William T. Hogarth,

Acting Assistant Administrator for Fisheries, National Marine Fisheries Service.

For the reasons set out in the preamble, 50 CFR part 660 is amended as follows:

# PART 660—FISHERIES OFF WEST COAST STATES AND IN THE WESTERN PACIFIC

1.  The authority citation for part 660 continues to read as follows:

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

2.   In § 660.21, new paragraph (l) is added to read as follows: 

§ 660.21

* * * * *

(l)  Except during October, NMFS will not register with a Hawaii longline limited access permit any vessel that is de-registered from a Hawaii longline limited access permit after March 29, 2001.

3.  In § 660.22, paragraphs (ee) through (ll) are suspended and new paragraphs (mm) through (tt) are added to read as follows: 

§ 660.22

* * * * *

                        (mm)  Direct fishing effort toward the harvest of swordfish (                        *Xiphias gladius*) using longline gear deployed by a vessel registered for use under a Hawaii longline limited access permit in violation of § 660.34(a).                    

(nn)  Fish for Pacific pelagic management unit species with a vessel registered for use under a Hawaii longline limited access permit in violation of § 660.34 (b), (c), (g), or (h).

(oo)  Use a receiving vessel registered for use under a receiving vessel permit to receive from another vessel Pacific pelagic management unit species harvested with longline gear in violation of § 660.34 (d).

(pp)  Land or transship shoreward of the outer boundary of the EEZ around Hawaii Pacific pelagic management unit species that were harvested with longline gear in violation of § 660.34 (e).

(qq)  Possess a light stick on board a vessel registered for use under a Hawaii longline limited access permit in violation of § 660.34 (f).

(rr)  Fail to comply with seabird take mitigation or handling techniques required under § 660.35 (a) and (b).

(ss)  Fish for Pacific pelagic management unit species with a vessel registered for use under a Hawaii longline limited access permit without being certified by NMFS for completion of an annual protected species workshop as required under § 660.36.

(tt)  Fail to comply with sea turtle handling and resuscitation requirements specified in § 660.32 (e) when operating a vessel registered for use under a Hawaii longline limited access permit.

§ 660.23

4.   In  § 660.23,  the  suspension  of  paragraph  (a)  is  lifted  and  paragraph  (c)  is  suspended. 

§ 660.28

5.   In  § 660.28,  the  suspension  of  paragraph  (c)  is  lifted. 

6.   In  § 660.32,  new  paragraphs  (a) (3),  (b) (4),  (b) (5),  and  (e)  are  added  to  read  as  follows: 

§ 660.32

(a)  *  *  *

(3)    Each  vessel  must  have  on  board  a  wire  or  bolt  cutter  capable  of  cutting  through  a  longline  hook  to  facilitate  hook  removal  from  a  sea  turtle.

(b)  *  *  *

(4)    If  a  sea  turtle  is  observed  to  be  hooked  or  entangled  by  longline  gear  during  hauling  operations,  the  vessel  operator  must  immediately  cease  hauling  operations  until  the  turtle  has  been  removed  from  the  longline  gear  or  brought  on  board  the  vessel.

(5)    Hooks  must  be  removed  from  sea  turtles  as  quickly  and  carefully  as  possible.  If  a  hook  cannot  be  removed  from  a  turtle,  the  line  must  be  cut  as  close  to  the  hook  as  possible.

* * * * *

(e)   In  addition  to  the  requirements  in  paragraphs  (b)  and  (c)  of  this  section,  a  vessel  operator  shall  perform  sea  turtle  handling  and  resuscitation  techniques  consistent  with  § 223.206 (d)(1)  of  this  title,  as  appropriate.

§ 660.33

7.   Section 660.33  is  suspended. 

8.  New  § 660.34  is  added  to  subpart  C  to  read  as  follows: 

§ 660.34

                        (a)  A  vessel  registered  for  use  under  a  Hawaii  longline  access  permit  may  not  use  longline  gear  to  fish  for  or  target  swordfish  (                        *Xiphias  gladius*)  north  of  the  equator  (0°  lat.).                    

(b)   The  length  of  each  float  line  used  to  suspend  the  main  longline  beneath  a  float  must  be  longer  than   20  m  (65.6  ft  or  10.9  fm)  if  deployed  by,  or  possessed  on,  a  vessel  registered  for  use  under  a  Hawaii  longline  access  permit,  fishing  for  Pacific  pelagic  management  unit  species.

(c)   From  April  1  through  May  31,  a  vessel  registered  for  use  under  a  Hawaii  longline  limited  access  permit  may  not  use  longline  gear  in  waters  bounded  on  the  south  by  0°  lat.,  on  the  north  by  15°  N.  lat.,  on  the  east  by  145°  W.  long.,  and  on  the  west  by  180°  long.  (see  Figure  3  to  this  section).

(d)   From  April  1  through  May  31,  a  vessel  registered  for  use  under  a  receiving  vessel  permit  may  not  receive  from  another  vessel  Pacific  pelagic  management  unit  species  that  were  harvested  by  longline  gear  in  waters  bounded  on  the  south  by  0°  lat.,  on  the  north  by  15°  N.  lat.,  on  the  east  by  145°  W.  long.,  and  on  the  west  by  180°  long.  (see  Figure  3  to  this  section).

(e)   From  April  1  through  May  31,  a  vessel  registered  for  use  under  a  Hawaii  longline  limited  access  permit  or  receiving  vessel  permit,  may  not  land  or  transship  Pacific  pelagic  management  unit  species  that  were  harvested  by  longline  gear  in  waters  bounded  on  the  south  by  0°  latitude,  on  the  north  by  15°  N.  lat.,  on  the  east  by  145°  W.  long.,  and  on  the  west  by  180°  long.   (see  Figure  3  to  this  section).

(f)   During  a  fishing  trip,  no  light  stick  may  be  possessed  on  board  a  vessel  registered  for  use  under  a  Hawaii  longline  limited  access  permit.

(g)  When  a  longline  is  deployed  in  the  water  by  a  vessel  registered  for  use  under  a  Hawaii  longline  limited  access  permit,  no  fewer  than  15  branch  lines  may  be  set  between  any  two  floats.

(h)  Longline  gear  deployed  by  a  vessel  registered  for  use  under  a  Hawaii  longline  limited  access  permit  must  be  deployed  such  that  the  deepest  point  of  the  main  longline  between  any  two  floats,  i.e.,  the  deepest  point  in  each  sag  of  the  main  line,  is  at  a  depth  greater  than  100  m  (328.1  ft  or  54.6  fm)  below  the  sea  surface.

9.  Figure  3  to  § 660.34 is  added  to  read  as  follows: 

Figure  3  to  § 660.34—Hawaii  Emergency  Longline  Restrictions  &  Seabird  Take  Mitigation  Measures
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10.   New  §  660.35  is  added  to  subpart  C  to  read  as  follows: 

§ 660.35

                        (a)                         *Mitigation  techniques.*                         While  on  a  trip  using  longline  gear  to  fish  for  Pacific  pelagic  management  unit  species  north  of  23°  N.  lat.,  a  vessel  registered  for  use  under  a  Hawaii  longline  limited  access  permit  must:                    

(1)   Maintain  a  minimum  of  two  cans  (each  sold  as  0.45  kg  or  1  lb  size)  containing  blue  dye  on  board  the  vessel  during  a  fishing  trip;

(2)   Use  completely  thawed  bait  to  fish  for  Pacific  pelagic  management  unit  species;

(3)   Use  only  bait  that  is  dyed  blue  of  an  intensity  level  specified  by  a  color  quality  control  card  issued  by  NMFS;

(4)   Retain  sufficient  quantities  of  offal,  between  the  setting  of  longline  gear  for  the  purpose  of  discharging  the  offal  strategically  in  a  manner  described  in  paragraph  (a) (6) of this section;

(5)   Remove  all  hooks  from  offal  prior  to  discharging  the  offal  in  a  manner  described  in  paragraph  (a) (6)  of  this  section;

(6)   Discharge  fish,  fish  parts  (i.e.,  offal),  or  spent  bait  while  setting  or  hauling  longline  gear  on  the  opposite  side  of  the  vessel  from  where  the  longline  is  being  set  or  hauled;

(7)   Use  a  line-setting  machine  or  line-shooter  to  set  the  main  longline;

(8)   Attach  a  weight  of  at  least  45  g  to  each  branch  line  within  1  m  of  the  hook;  and

(9)   Remove  the  bill  and  liver  of  any  swordfish  that  is  incidentally  caught,  sever  its  head  from  the  trunk  and  cut  it  in  half  vertically;  and  periodically  discharge  the  butchered  heads  and  livers  overboard  on  the  opposite  side  of  the  vessel  from  which  the  longline  is  being  set  or  hauled.

                        (b)                         *Seabird  handling  techniques.*                         If  a  short-tailed  albatross  (                        *Phoebastria  albatrus*)  is  incidentally  taken  anywhere  at-sea  by  a  vessel  registered  for  use  under  a  Hawaii  longline  limited  access  permit:                    

(1)  The  hooked  or  entangled  bird  must  be  brought  on  board  the  vessel.

(2)  The  vessel  operator  must  observe  whether  the  bird  is:

(i)  Holding  its  head  erect  and  responding  to  noise  and  motion  stimuli;

(ii)   Breathing  without  noise;

(iii)   Capable  of  flapping  and  retracting  both  wings  to  normal  folded  position  on  its  back;  and

(iv)   Standing  on  both  feet  with  toes  pointed  forward.

(3)   If  the  short-tailed  albatross  exhibits  all  of  the  traits  described  in  paragraph  (b) (2) of  this  section,  the  vessel  operator  must  release  the  bird  after  it  is  dry.

(4)   If  the  short-tailed  albatross  fails  to  exhibit  all  of  the  traits  described  in  paragraph  (b) (2) of  this  section,  the  vessel  operator  must  contact  NMFS  immediately.

(5)   A  short-tailed  albatross  that  is  brought  on  board  the  vessel  dead  must  be  frozen  immediately,  with  identification  tags  attached  directly  to  the  specimen,  and  a  duplicate  identification  tag  attached  to  the  bag  or  container  holding  the  specimen.   Leg  bands,  if  attached,  must  not  be  removed  from  the  specimen,  and    the  specimen  must  be  submitted  to  NMFS  within  72  hours  following  completion  of  the  fishing  trip.

11.   New  § 660.36  is  added  to  subpart  C  to  read  as  follows: 

§ 660.36

(a)   Each  year  the  operator  of  a  vessel  registered  for  use  under  a  Hawaii  longline  limited  access  permit  must  attend  and  be  certified  for  completion  of  a  workshop  conducted  by  NMFS  on  mitigation,  handling,  and  release  techniques  of  turtles  and  seabirds  and  other  protected  species.

(b)   A  protected  species  workshop  certificate  or  other  proof  of  completion  of  a  protected  species  workshop  will  be  issued  by  NMFS  annually  to  a  vessel  operator  who  has  completed  the  workshop.

(c)   An  operator  of  a  vessel  registered  for  use  under  Hawaii  longline  limited  access  permit  must  have  on  board  the  vessel  while  engaged  in  longline  fishing  a  valid  protected  species  workshop  certificate  or  copy  issued  by  NMFS.

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