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Code of Federal Regulations (Last Updated: May 6, 2024) |
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Title 50 - Wildlife and Fisheries |
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Chapter VI - Fishery Conservation and Management, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Department of Commerce |
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Part 622 - Fisheries of the Caribbean, Gulf of Mexico, and South Atlantic |
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Subpart N - Pelagic Sargassum Habitat of the South Atlantic Region |
§ 622.302 - Minimum mesh size.
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§ 622.302 Minimum mesh size.
(a) The minimum allowable mesh size for a net used to fish for pelagic sargassum in the South Atlantic EEZ is 4.0 inches (10.2 cm), stretched mesh, and such net must be attached to a frame no larger than 4 ft by 6 ft (1.2 m by 1.8 m). A vessel in the South Atlantic EEZ with a net on board that does not meet these requirements may not possess any pelagic sargassum.
(b) [Reserved]