50 CFR § 697.1 - Purpose and scope.

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identifier: "/us/cfr/t50/s697.1"
source: "ecfr"
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title: "50 CFR § 697.1 - Purpose and scope."
title_number: 50
title_name: "Wildlife and Fisheries"
section_number: "697.1"
section_name: "Purpose and scope."
chapter_name: "FISHERY CONSERVATION AND MANAGEMENT, NATIONAL OCEANIC AND ATMOSPHERIC ADMINISTRATION, DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE"
part_number: "697"
part_name: "ATLANTIC COASTAL FISHERIES COOPERATIVE MANAGEMENT"
positive_law: false
currency: "2026-03-24"
last_updated: "2026-03-24"
format_version: "1.1.0"
generator: "[email protected]"
authority: "16 U.S.C. 5101"
regulatory_source: "64 FR 68248, Dec. 6, 1999, unless otherwise noted."
cfr_part: "697"
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# 697.1 Purpose and scope.

The regulations in this part are issued under the authority of section 804(b) of the Atlantic Coastal Fisheries Cooperative Management Act, 16 U.S.C. 5101 *et seq.,* and section 6 of the Atlantic Striped Bass Conservation Act Appropriations Authorization, 16 U.S.C. 1851 note, and govern fishing in the EEZ on the Atlantic Coast for species covered by those acts.