50 CFR § 622.90-622.93 - Fisheries of the Caribbean, Gulf of Mexico, and South Atlantic - Red Drum Fishery of the Gulf of Mexico

318 50 CFR Ch. VI (10–1–22 Edition) § 622.77 § 622.77 Adjustment of management measures. In accordance with the framework procedures of the FMP for Coral and Coral Reefs of the Gulf of Mexico, the RA may establish or modify the fol lowing: (a) Gulf coral resources. For a species or species group: reporting and moni toring requirements, permitting re quirements, bag and possession limits (including a bag limit of zero), size lim its, vessel trip limits, closed seasons or areas and reopenings, annual catch limits (ACLs), annual catch targets (ACTs), quotas (including a quota of zero), accountability measures (AMs), MSY (or proxy), OY, TAC, management parameters such as overfished and overfishing definitions, gear restric tions (ranging from regulation to com plete prohibition), gear markings and identification, vessel markings and identification, acceptable biological catch (ABC) and ABC control rules, re building plans, sale and purchase re strictions, transfer at sea provisions, and restrictions relative to conditions of harvested corals. (b) [Reserved] Subpart E—Red Drum Fishery of the Gulf of Mexico SOURCE: 79 FR 19494, Apr. 9, 2014, unless otherwise noted. § 622.90 Permits. (a) Dealer permits and conditions—(1) Permits. For a dealer to first receive Gulf red drum harvested in or from the EEZ, a Gulf and South Atlantic dealer permit must be issued to the dealer. (2) State license and facility require ments. To obtain a dealer permit, the applicant must have a valid state wholesaler’s license in the state(s) where the dealer operates, if required by such state(s), and must have a phys ical facility at a fixed location in such state(s). (b) Permit procedures. See § 622.4 for information regarding general permit procedures including, but not limited to application, fees, duration, transfer, renewal, display, sanctions and denials, and replacement. § 622.91 Recordkeeping and reporting. (a) Dealers. A dealer who first re ceives Gulf red drum must maintain records and submit information as specified in § 622.5(c). (b) [Reserved] § 622.92 Prohibited species. (a) General. The harvest and posses sion restrictions of this section apply without regard to whether the species is harvested by a vessel operating under a commercial vessel permit. The operator of a vessel that fishes in the EEZ is responsible for the limit appli cable to that vessel. (b) Red drum. Red drum may not be harvested or possessed in or from the Gulf EEZ. Such fish caught in the Gulf EEZ must be released immediately with a minimum of harm. § 622.93 Adjustment of management measures. In accordance with the framework procedures of the FMP for the Red Drum Fishery of the Gulf of Mexico, the RA may establish or modify the following items: (a) Reporting and monitoring re quirements, permitting requirements, bag and possession limits (including a bag limit of zero), size limits, vessel trip limits, closed seasons or areas and reopenings, annual catch limits (ACLs), annual catch targets (ACTs), quotas (including a quota of zero), ac countability measures (AMs), MSY (or proxy), OY, TAC, management param eters such as overfished and over fishing definitions, gear restrictions (ranging from regulation to complete prohibition), gear markings and identi fication, vessel markings and identi fication, ABC and ABC control rules, rebuilding plans, sale and purchase re strictions, transfer at sea provisions, and restrictions relative to conditions of harvested fish (maintaining fish in whole condition, use as bait). (b) [Reserved] Subpart F—Offshore Marine Aquaculture in the Gulf of Mexico SOURCE: 81 FR 1792, Jan. 13, 2016, unless otherwise noted.