50 CFR § 660.718 - Exempted fishing.

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title: "50 CFR § 660.718 - Exempted fishing."
title_number: 50
title_name: "Wildlife and Fisheries"
section_number: "660.718"
section_name: "Exempted fishing."
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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authority: "16 U.S.C. 1801  16 U.S.C. 773  and 16 U.S.C. 7001"
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# 660.718 Exempted fishing.

(a) In the interest of developing an efficient and productive fishery for HMS, the Regional Administrator may issue exempted fishing permits (EFP) for the harvest of HMS that otherwise would be prohibited.

(b) No exempted fishing for HMS may be conducted unless authorized by an EFP issued for the participating vessel in accordance with the criteria and procedures specified in 50 CFR 600.745.