50 CFR § 216.50 - Regulations governing the taking and importing of marine mammals - Designated Ports

72 50 CFR Ch. II (10–1–22 Edition) §§ 216.48–216.49 within three months after the original project has been completed. (b) [Reserved] [69 FR 41979, July 13, 2004] §§ 216.48–216.49 [Reserved] Subpart E—Designated Ports § 216.50 Importation at designated ports. (a) Any marine mammal or marine mammal product which is subject to the jurisdiction of the National Marine Fisheries Service, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, De partment of Commerce and is intended for importation into the United States shall be subject to the provisions of 50 CFR part 14. (b) For the information of importers, designated ports of entry for the United States are: New York, N.Y. Miami, Fla. Chicago, Ill. San Francisco, Calif. Los Angeles, Calif. New Orleans, La. Seattle, Wash. Honolulu, Hi. (c) Additionally, marine mammals or marine mammal products which are entered into Alaska, Hawaii, Puerto Rico, Guam, American Samoa or the Virgin Islands and which are not to be forwarded or transhipped within the United States may be imported through the following ports: Alaska—Juneau, Anchorage, Fairbanks Hawaii—Honolulu Puerto Rico—San Juan Guam—Honolulu, Hi. American Samoa—Honolulu, Hi. Virgin Islands—San Juan, P.R. (d) Importers are advised to see 50 CFR part 14 for importation require ments and information. [39 FR 1852, Jan. 15, 1974. Redesignated at 59 FR 50376, Oct. 3, 1994] Subpart F—Pribilof Islands, Taking for Subsistence Purposes § 216.71 Allowable take of fur seals. Pribilovians may take fur seals on the Pribilof Islands if such taking is (a) For subsistence uses, and (b) Not accomplished in a wasteful manner. [51 FR 24840, July 9, 1986. Redesignated at 61 FR 11750, Mar. 22, 1996] § 216.72 Restrictions on subsistence use of fur seals. (a) The harvests of seals on St. Paul and St. George Islands shall be treated independently for the purposes of this section. Any suspension, termination, or extension of the harvest is applica ble only to the island for which it is issued. (b)–(c)[Reserved] (d) St. George Island. The subsistence fur seal harvest restrictions described in paragraphs (d)(1) through (5) of this section apply exclusively to the har vest of sub-adult fur seals; restrictions that apply exclusively to the harvest of young of the year fur seals can be found in paragraphs (d)(6) through (11) of this section. For the taking of fur seals for subsistence uses, Pribilovians on St. George Island may harvest up to a total of 500 male fur seals per year over the course of both the sub-adult male harvest and the male young of the year harvest. Pribilovians are au thorized each year up to three mortali ties of female fur seals associated with the subsistence seasons. Any female fur seal mortalities will be included in the total authorized subsistence harvest of 500 fur seals per year. (1) Pribilovians may only harvest sub-adult male fur seals 124.5 centi meters or less in length from June 23 through August 8 annually on St. George Island. (2) Pribilovians may harvest sub adult male fur seals at the hauling grounds shown in Figure 1 to part 216. No hauling ground may be harvested more than twice per week. (3) [Reserved] (4) The scheduling of the sub-adult male harvest is at the discretion of the Pribilovians, but must be such as to minimize stress to the harvested seals. The Pribilovians must give adequate advance notice of their harvest sched ules to the NMFS representatives to allow for necessary monitoring activi ties. No fur seal may be taken except by experienced sealers using the tradi tional harvesting methods, including stunning followed immediately by VerDate Sep<11>2014 16:47 Jan 20, 2023 Jkt 256245 PO 00000 Frm 00082 Fmt 8010 Sfmt 8010 Q:\50\50V10.TXT PC31sf ra tti ni o n LA P JZ K W 1R 2 w ith D IS T IL LE R