50 CFR § 660.310 - Purpose and scope.

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identifier: "/us/cfr/t50/s660.310"
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title: "50 CFR § 660.310 - Purpose and scope."
title_number: 50
title_name: "Wildlife and Fisheries"
section_number: "660.310"
section_name: "Purpose and scope."
chapter_name: "FISHERY CONSERVATION AND MANAGEMENT, NATIONAL OCEANIC AND ATMOSPHERIC ADMINISTRATION, DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE"
part_number: "660"
part_name: "FISHERIES OFF WEST COAST STATES"
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currency: "2026-03-24"
last_updated: "2026-03-24"
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generator: "[email protected]"
authority: "16 U.S.C. 1801  16 U.S.C. 773  and 16 U.S.C. 7001"
regulatory_source: "61 FR 34572, July 2, 1996, unless otherwise noted."
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# 660.310 Purpose and scope.

This subpart covers the Pacific Coast Groundfish open access fishery. The open access fishery, as defined at § 660.11, subpart C, is the fishery composed of commercial vessels using open access gear fished pursuant to the harvest guidelines, quotas, and other management measures specified for the harvest of open access allocations or governing the fishing activities of open access vessels.