50 CFR § 648.205 - VMS requirements.

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identifier: "/us/cfr/t50/s648.205"
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title: "50 CFR § 648.205 - VMS requirements."
title_number: 50
title_name: "Wildlife and Fisheries"
section_number: "648.205"
section_name: "VMS requirements."
chapter_name: "FISHERY CONSERVATION AND MANAGEMENT, NATIONAL OCEANIC AND ATMOSPHERIC ADMINISTRATION, DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE"
part_number: "648"
part_name: "FISHERIES OF THE NORTHEASTERN UNITED STATES"
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currency: "2026-04-05"
last_updated: "2026-04-05"
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authority: "16 U.S.C. 1801"
regulatory_source: "61 FR 34968, July 3, 1996, unless otherwise noted."
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# 648.205 VMS requirements.

The owner or operator any vessel issued a limited access herring permit (*i.e.,* Category A, B, or C) or Category E Herring Permit, with the exception of fixed gear fishermen, must install and operate a VMS unit consistent with the requirements of § 648.9. The VMS unit must be installed on board, and must be operable before the vessel may begin fishing. Atlantic herring carrier vessels are not required to have VMS (See § 648.10(m) for VMS notification requirements.).

[85 FR 26886, May 6, 2020]