Code of Federal Regulations (Last Updated: February 15, 2024) |
Title 50 - Wildlife and Fisheries |
Chapter VI - Fishery Conservation and Management, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Department of Commerce |
Part 622 - Fisheries of the Caribbean, Gulf of Mexico, and South Atlantic |
Subpart T - Spiny Lobster Fishery of Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin Islands |
§ 622.452 - Prohibited gear and methods.
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§ 622.452 Prohibited gear and methods.
Also see § 622.9 for additional prohibited gear and methods that apply more broadly to multiple fisheries or in some cases all fisheries.
(a) Spears and hooks. A spear, hook, or similar device may not be used in the Caribbean EEZ to harvest a Caribbean spiny lobster. The possession of a speared, pierced, or punctured Caribbean spiny lobster in or from the Caribbean EEZ is prima facie evidence of violation of this section.
(b) Gillnets and trammel nets in the Caribbean EEZ. A gillnet or trammel net may not be used in the Caribbean EEZ to fish for Caribbean spiny lobster. Possession of a gillnet or trammel net and any Caribbean spiny lobster in or from the Caribbean EEZ is prima facie evidence of violation of this paragraph (b). A gillnet or trammel net used in the Caribbean EEZ to fish for any other species must be tended at all times.