Code of Federal Regulations (Last Updated: July 5, 2024) |
Title 50 - Wildlife and Fisheries |
Chapter VI - Fishery Conservation and Management, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Department of Commerce |
Part 665 - Fisheries in the Western Pacific |
Subpart B - American Samoa Fisheries |
§ 665.161 - Definitions.
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§ 665.161 Definitions.
As used in §§ 665.160 through 665.169:
management unitAmerican Samoa precious coral
MUSecosystem component species (American Samoa precious coral
any coral of the genus Corallium in addition to the following species of corals:ECS) means
Local name English common nameScientific name Amu piniki-mumu Pink coral (also known as red coral) Corallium secundum, Corallium regale, Corallium laauense.Amu auro Gold coral Gerardia spp., Callogorgia gilberti, Narella spp., Calyptrophora spp. Amu ofe Bamboo coral Lepidisis olapa, Acanella spp. Amu ofe Black coral Antipathes dichotoma, Antipathes grandis, Antipathes ulex. those species identified as ECS in the American Samoa FEP.
American Samoa precious coral permit area means the area encompassing the precious coral beds within the U.S. EEZ around American Samoa. Each bed is designated by a permit area code and assigned to one of the following four categories:
(1) Established beds. [Reserved]
(2) Conditional beds. [Reserved]
(3) Refugia. [Reserved]
(4) Exploratory Area. Permit Area X-P-AS includes all coral beds, other than established beds, conditional beds, or refugia, in the EEZ seaward of American Samoa.
[75 FR 2205, Jan. 14, 2010, as amended at 84 FR 2771, Feb. 8, 2019]