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Title 50 → Chapter VI → Part 665 → Subpart E
§665.598 Management area.
§665.599 Area restrictions.
§665.600 PRIA bottomfish fisheries. [Reserved]
§665.601 Definitions.
§665.602 [Reserved]
§665.603 Permits.
§665.604 Prohibitions.
§665.605 Gear restrictions.
§665.606 At-sea observer coverage.
§§665.607-665.619 [Reserved]
§665.620 PRIA coral reef ecosystem fisheries. [Reserved]
§665.622 [Reserved]
§665.623 Relation to other laws.
§665.625 Prohibitions.
§665.626 Notifications.
§665.628 Gear identification.
§§665.629-665.639 [Reserved]
§665.640 PRIA crustacean fisheries. [Reserved]
§665.641 Definitions.
§665.642 Permits.
§665.643 Prohibitions.
§665.644 Notifications.
§665.645 At-sea observer coverage.
§§665.646-665.659 [Reserved]
§665.660 PRIA precious coral fisheries. [Reserved]
§665.662 Permits.
§665.663 Prohibitions.
§665.664 Gear restrictions.
§665.665 Size restrictions.
§665.666 Closures.
§665.667 Quotas.
§665.668 Seasons.
§665.669 Gold coral harvest moratorium.
The PRIA fishery management area is the EEZ seaward of Palmyra Atoll, Kingman Reef, Jarvis Island, Baker Island, Howland Island, Johnston Atoll, and Wake Island, Pacific Remote Island Areas with the inner boundary a line coterminous with the seaward boundaries of the above atolls, reefs and islands PRIA and the outer boundary a line drawn in such a manner that each point on it is 200 nautical miles from the baseline from which the territorial sea is measured, or is coterminous with adjacent international maritime boundaries.
Except as provided in §665.934, fishing is prohibited in all no-take MPAs. The following U.S. EEZ waters are no-take MPAs: Landward of the 50 fathom curve at Jarvis, Howland, and Baker Islands, and Kingman Reef; as depicted on National Ocean Survey Chart Numbers 83116 and 83153.
[78 FR 33003, June 3, 2013]
As used in §§665.600 through 665.619:
PRIA bottomfish fishing permit means the permit required by §665.603 to use a vessel to fish for PRIA bottomfish MUS in the EEZ around the PRIA, or to land bottomfish MUS shoreward of the outer boundary of the EEZ around the PRIA, with the exception of EEZ waters around Midway Atoll.
(1) Silver jaw jobfish Aphareus rutilans.
(2) Giant trevally Caranx ignobilis.
(3) Black jack Caranx lugubris.
(4) Blacktip grouper Epinephelus fasciatus.
(5) Sea bass Hyporthodus quernus.
(6) Red snapper Etelis carbunculus.
(7) Longtail snapper Etelis coruscans.
(8) Redgill emperor Lethrinus rubrioperculatus.
(9) Yellowtail snapper Pristipomoides auricilla.
(10) Pink snapper Pristipomoides filamentosus.
(11) Pink snapper Pristipomoides seiboldii.
(12) Lunartail, lyretail grouper Variola louti.
[75 FR 2205, Jan. 14, 2010, as amended at 84 FR 29397, June 24, 2019]
(a) Applicability. PRIA. The owner of any vessel used to fish for, land, or transship PRIA bottomfish MUS shoreward of the outer boundary of the PRIA subarea must have a permit issued under this section, and the permit must be registered for use with that vessel.
(b) Submission. An application for a permit required under this section must be submitted to PIRO as described in §665.13.
In addition to the general prohibitions specified in §600.725 of this chapter and §665.16, it is unlawful for any person to do any of the following:
(a) Fish for PRIA bottomfish MUS using gear prohibited under §665.605.
(b) Fish for, or retain on board a vessel, PRIA bottomfish MUS in the PRIA without the appropriate permit registered for use with that vessel issued under §665.13.
(c) Falsify or fail to make or file all reports of PRIA bottomfish MUS landings taken in the PRIA, containing all data in the exact manner, as specified in §665.14(b).
(a) Bottom trawls and bottom set gillnets. Fishing for PRIA bottomfish MUS with bottom trawls and bottom set gillnets is prohibited.
(b) Possession of gear. Possession of a bottom trawl and bottom set gillnet by any vessel having a permit under §665.603 or otherwise established to be fishing for PRIA bottomfish MUS in the PRIA fishery management area is prohibited.
(c) Poisons and explosives. The possession or use of any poisons, explosives, or intoxicating substances for the purpose of harvesting PRIA bottomfish is prohibited.
All fishing vessels subject to §§665.600 through 665.606 must carry an observer when directed to do so by the Regional Administrator.
To ensure consistency between the management regimes of different Federal agencies with shared management responsibilities of fishery resources within the PRIA fishery management area, fishing for PRIA coral reef ecosystem MUS is not allowed within the boundary of a National Wildlife Refuge unless specifically authorized by the USFWS, regardless of whether that refuge was established by action of the President or the Secretary of the Interior.
(b) Fish for, take, or retain any PRIA coral reef ecosystem MUS species:
(2) By means of gear or methods prohibited under §665.627.
(4) In violation of any permit issued under §§665.13 or 665.624.
Any special permit holder subject to the requirements of this subpart must contact the appropriate NMFS enforcement agent in American Samoa, Guam, or Hawaii at least 24 hours before landing any PRIA coral reef ecosystem MUS unit species harvested under a special permit, and report the port and the approximate date and time at which the catch will be landed.
(a) The vessel number must be affixed to all fish and crab traps on board the vessel or deployed in the water by any vessel or person holding a permit under §§665.13 or 665.624 or that is otherwise established to be fishing for PRIA coral reef ecosystem MUS in the PRIA fishery management area.
(b) Enforcement action. (1) Traps not marked in compliance with paragraph (a) of this section and found deployed in the PRIA fishery management area will be considered unclaimed or abandoned property, and may be disposed of in any manner considered appropriate by NMFS or an authorized officer.
As used in §§665.640 through 665.659:
PRIA crustacean fishing permit means the permit required by §665.642 to use a vessel to fish for PRIA crustacean MUS in the PRIA fishery management area, or to land crustacean MUS shoreward of the outer boundary of the PRIA fishery management area.
Spiny lobster Panulirus marginatus, Panulirus penicillatus.
Slipper lobster Scyllaridae.
Kona crab Ranina ranina.
Deepwater shrimp Heterocarpus. spp.
(a) Applicability. (1) The owner of any vessel used to fish for lobster in Permit Area 4 must have a permit issued for that vessel.
(2) The owner of any vessel used to fish for deepwater shrimp in Crustacean Permit Area 4 must have a permit issued for that vessel.
In addition to the general prohibitions specified in §600.725 of this chapter and §665.15, it is unlawful for any person in Crustacean Permit Area 4 to fish for, take, or retain deepwater shrimp without a permit issued under §665.642.
(b) The Regional Administrator will notify permit holders of any change in the reporting method and schedule required in paragraphs (a)(1) and (2) of this section at least 30 days prior to the opening of the fishing season.
All fishing vessels subject to §§665.640 through 665.645 and subpart A of this part must carry an observer when requested to do so by the Regional Administrator.
(a) Any vessel of the United States fishing for, taking, or retaining PRIA precious coral MUS in any PRIA precious coral permit area must have a permit issued under §665.13.
(b) Each permit will be valid for fishing only in the permit area specified on the permit. Precious Coral Permit Areas are defined in §665.661.
(a) Use any vessel to fish for, take, retain, possess or land PRIA precious coral MUS in any precious coral permit area, unless a permit has been issued for that vessel and area as specified in §665.13 and that permit is on board the vessel.
(1) By means of gear or methods prohibited by §665.664.
(2) In refugia specified in §665.661.
(3) In a bed for which the quota specified in §665.667 has been attained.
(5) In a bed that has been closed pursuant to §§665.666 or 665.669.
(c) Take and retain, possess, or land any live pink coral or live black coral from any precious coral permit area that is less than the minimum height specified in §665.665 unless:
(b) Black coral. Live black coral harvested from any precious coral permit area must have attained either a minimum stem diameter of 1 inch (2.54 cm), or a minimum height of 48 inches (122 cm).
(a) General. The quotas limiting the amount of precious coral that may be taken in any precious coral permit area during the fishing year are listed in §665.667(d). Only live coral is counted toward the quota. The accounting period for all quotas begins July 1, 1983.
(c) Reserves and reserve release. The quotas for exploratory area, X-P-PI, will be held in reserve for harvest by vessels of the United States in the following manner: (1) At the start of the fishing year, the reserve for the PRIA exploratory area will equal the quota minus the estimated domestic annual harvest for that year. (2) As soon as practicable after December 31 each year, the Regional Administrator will determine the amount harvested by vessels of the United States between July 1 and December 31 of the year that just ended on December 31. (3) NMFS will release to TALFF an amount of precious coral for each exploratory area equal to the quota minus two times the amount harvested by vessels of the United States in that July 1-December 31 period. (4) NMFS will publish in the Federal Register a notification of the Regional Administrator's determination and a summary of the information on which it is based as soon as practicable after the determination is made.
(d) PRIA exploratory permit area, X-P-PI, has an annual quota of 1,000 kg for all precious coral MUS combined with the exception of black corals.