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 V - Queen Conch Resources of Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin Islands |
§ 622.493 - Landing Caribbean queen conch intact.
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§ 622.493 Landing Caribbean queen conch intact.
(a) A Caribbean queen conch in or from the Caribbean EEZ must be maintained with meat and shell intact.
(b) The operator of a vessel that fishes in the EEZ is responsible for ensuring that Caribbean queen conch on that vessel in the EEZ are maintained intact and, if taken from the EEZ, are maintained intact through offloading ashore, as specified in this section.