50 CFR § 660.1-660.4 - Fisheries off West Coast States - General Provisions

7 Fishery Conservation and Management § 660.4 660.707 Permits. 660.708 Reporting and recordkeeping. 660.709 Annual specifications. 660.710 Closure of directed fishery. 660.711 General catch restrictions. 660.712 Longline fishery. 660.713 Drift gillnet fishery. 660.714 Purse seine fishery. [Reserved] 660.715 Harpoon fishery. [Reserved] 660.716 Surface hook-and-line fishery. [Re served] 660.717 Framework for revising regulations. 660.718 Exempted fishing. 660.719 Scientific observers. 660.720 Interim protection for sea turtles. 660.721 Recreational fishing bag limits and filleting requirements. AUTHORITY: 16 U.S.C. 1801 et seq., 16 U.S.C. 773 et seq., and 16 U.S.C. 7001 et seq. SOURCE: 61 FR 34572, July 2, 1996, unless otherwise noted. EDITORIAL NOTE: Nomenclature changes to part 660 appear at 67 FR 65906, Oct. 29, 2002. Subpart A—General § 660.1 Purpose and scope. (a) The regulations in this part gov ern fishing activity by vessels of the United States that fish or support fish ing inside the outer boundary of the EEZ off the states of Washington, Or egon, and California. (b) General regulations governing fishing by all vessels of the United States and by fishing vessels other than vessels of the United States are contained in part 600 of this chapter. (c) Regulations governing the har vest, possession, landing, purchase, and sale of shark fins are found at part 600, subpart N, of this chapter. [61 FR 34572, July 2, 1996, as amended at 67 FR 6201, Feb. 11, 2002; 69 FR 53362, Sept. 1, 2004; 71 FR 17989, Apr. 10, 2006; 81 FR 19057, Apr. 4, 2016] § 660.2 Relation to other laws. (a) NMFS recognizes that any state law pertaining to vessels registered under the laws of that state while oper ating in the fisheries regulated under this part, and that is consistent with this part and the FMPs implemented by this part, shall continue in effect with respect to fishing activities regu lated under this part. (b) Fishing activities addressed by this Part may also be subject to regu lation under 15 CFR part 922, subpart G, if conducted in the Channel Islands National Marine Sanctuary. (c) Fishing activities on the high seas are governed by regulations of the High Seas Fishing Compliance Act set forth in 50 CFR part 300, subparts A and R. [72 FR 29235, May 24, 2007, as amended at 80 FR 62501, Oct. 16, 2015; 81 FR 51138, Aug. 3, 2016] § 660.3 Reporting and recordkeeping. Any person who is required to do so by applicable state law or regulation must make and/or file all reports of management unit species landings con taining all data and in the exact man ner required by applicable state law or regulation. [71 FR 17989, Apr. 10, 2006] § 660.4 Usual and accustomed fishing areas for Pacific Coast treaty In dian tribes. (a) The Pacific Coast treaty Indian tribes’ usual and accustomed (U&A) fishing areas within the EEZ are set out below in paragraphs (a)(1) through (a)(4) of this section. Boundaries of a tribe’s fishing area may be revised as ordered by a Federal court. (1) Makah. The area north of 48°02.25′ N. lat. (Norwegian Memorial) and east of 125°44′ W. long. (2) Quileute. The area commencing at Cape Alava, located at 48°10′00″ N lat., 124°43′56.9″ W long.; then proceeding west approximately forty nautical miles at that latitude to a north western point located at 48°10′00″ N lat., 125°44′00″ W long.; then proceeding in a southeasterly direction mirroring the coastline at a distance no farther than forty nautical miles from the mainland Pacific coast shoreline at any line of latitude, to a southwestern point at 47°31′42″ N lat., 125°20′26″ W long.; then proceeding east along that line of lati tude to the Pacific coast shoreline at 47°31′42″ N lat., 124°21′9.0″ W long. (3) Hoh. The area between 47°54.30′ N. lat. (Quillayute River) and 47°21.00′ N. lat. (Quinault River) and east of 125°44.00′ W. long. (4) Quinault. The area commencing at the Pacific coast shoreline near De struction Island, located at 47°40′06″ N VerDate Sep<11>2014 08:57 Jan 13, 2023 Jkt 256248 PO 00000 Frm 00017 Fmt 8010 Sfmt 8010 Q:\50\50V13.TXT PC31sf ra tti ni o n LA P JZ K W 1R 2 w ith $ $ JO B 8 50 CFR Ch. VI (10–1–22 Edition) § 660.5 lat., 124°23′51.362″ W long.; then pro ceeding west approximately thirty nau tical miles at that latitude to a north western point located at 47°40′06″ N lat., 125°08′30″ W long.; then proceeding in a southeasterly direction mirroring the coastline no farther than thirty nau tical miles from the mainland Pacific coast shoreline at any line of latitude, to a southwestern point at 46°53′18″ N lat., 124°53′53″ W long.; then proceeding east along that line of latitude to the Pacific coast shoreline at 46°53′18″ N lat., 124°7′36.6″ W long. (b) [Reserved] [81 FR 36807, June 8, 2016, as amended at 83 FR 53828, Oct. 25, 2018] Subpart B—All West Coast EEZ Fisheries SOURCE: 81 FR 19057, Apr. 4, 2016, unless otherwise noted. § 660.5 Shared Ecosystem Component Species. (a) General. The FMPs implemented in this part 660 each contain ecosystem component species specific to each FMP, as well as a group of ecosystem component species shared between all of the FMPs. Ecosystem component species shared between all of the Pa cific Fishery Management Council’s FMPs, and known collectively as ‘‘Shared EC Species,’’ are: (1) Round herring (Etrumeus teres) and thread herring (Ophisthonema libertate and O. medirastre). (2) Mesopelagic fishes of the families Myctophidae, Bathylagidae, Paralepididae, and Gonostomatidae. (3) Pacific sand lance (Ammodytes hexapterus). (4) Pacific saury (Cololabis saira). (5) Silversides (family Atherinopsidae). (6) Smelts of the family Osmeridae. (7) Pelagic squids (families: Cranchiidae, Gonatidae, Histioteuthidae, Octopoteuthidae, Ommastrephidae except Humboldt squid [Dosidicus gigas,] Onychoteuthidae, and Thysanoteuthidae). (b) Directed commercial fishing for Shared EC Species. For the purposes of this section, ‘‘directed commercial fishing’’ means that a fishing vessel lands Shared EC Species without land ing any species other than Shared EC Species, or lands Shared EC Species with other species and in amounts more than: (1) 10 mt combined weight of all Shared EC Species from any fishing trip; or (2) 30 mt combined weight of all Shared EC Species in any calendar year. § 660.6 Prohibitions. In addition to the general prohibi tions specified in § 600.725 of this chap ter, and the other prohibitions speci fied in this part, it is unlawful for any person to: (a) Directed commercial fishing. Engage in directed commercial fishing for Shared EC Species from a vessel en gaged in commercial fishing within the EEZ off Washington, Oregon, or Cali fornia. This prohibition does not apply to: (1) Fishing authorized by the Hoh, Makah, or Quileute Indian Tribes, or by the Quinault Indian Nation, or (2) Fishing trips conducted entirely within state marine waters. (b) At-sea processing. At-sea proc essing of Shared EC Species is prohib ited within the EEZ, except while proc essing groundfish in accordance with subpart D of this part. Subpart C—West Coast Groundfish Fisheries SOURCE: 75 FR 60897, Oct. 1, 2010, unless otherwise noted. § 660.10 Purpose and scope. (a) Subparts C through G of this part implement the Pacific Coast Ground fish Fishery Management Plan (PCGFMP) developed by the Pacific Fishery Management Council. Subparts C through G govern fishing vessels of the U.S. in the EEZ off the coasts of Washington, Oregon, and California. All weights are in round weight or round-weight equivalents, unless speci fied otherwise. (b) Any person fishing subject to sub parts C through G of this part is bound VerDate Sep<11>2014 08:57 Jan 13, 2023 Jkt 256248 PO 00000 Frm 00018 Fmt 8010 Sfmt 8010 Q:\50\50V13.TXT PC31sf ra tti ni o n LA P JZ K W 1R 2 w ith $ $ JO B