Title 50, Part 697 — Atlantic Coastal Fisheries Cooperative Management

Purpose and scope.

Definitions.

Relation to other Federal and state laws.

Vessel permits and trap tags.

Operator permits.

Dealer permits.

Prohibitions.

Vessel identification.

Facilitation of enforcement.

Penalties.

Civil procedures.

At-sea sea sampler/observer coverage.

Non-trap harvest restrictions.

Lobster management areas.

Trap limits and trap tag requirements for vessels fishing with lobster traps.

Size, harvesting and landing requirements.

Gear identification and marking, escape vent, maximum trap size, and ghost panel requirements.

Exempted fishing.

Restricted gear areas.

Exempted waters for Maine State American lobster permits.

Adjustment to management measures.

EEZ Nearshore Management Area 5 Trap Waiver.

Trap transferability.

Atlantic migratory group cobia.