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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 660 - Fisheries off West Coast States |
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Subpart F - West Coast Groundfish - Open Access Fisheries |
§ 660.85 - Closures.
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(a) If the Regional Administrator determines that the harvest quota for any coral bed will be reached prior to the end of the fishing year, or the end of the 2-year fishing period at Makapuu Bed, NMFS will issue a field order closing the bed involved by publication of an action in the
Federal Register , and through appropriate news media. Any such field order must indicate the reason for the closure, the bed being closed, and the effective date of the closure.(b) A closure is also effective for a permit holder upon the permit holder's actual harvest of the applicable quota.