50 CFR § 660.401 - Purpose and scope.

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identifier: "/us/cfr/t50/s660.401"
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title: "50 CFR § 660.401 - Purpose and scope."
title_number: 50
title_name: "Wildlife and Fisheries"
section_number: "660.401"
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: "2026-04-05"
last_updated: "2026-04-05"
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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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# 660.401 Purpose and scope.

This subpart implements the Fishery Management Plan for Commercial and Recreational Salmon Fisheries Off the Coasts of Washington, Oregon, and California developed by the Pacific Fishery Management Council. These regulations govern the management of West Coast salmon fisheries in the EEZ.