Code of Federal Regulations (Last Updated: May 6, 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 H - Pacific Remote Islands Marine National Monument |
§ 665.934 - Regulated activities.
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§ 665.934 Regulated activities.
(a) Commercial fishing is prohibited in the Monument.
(b) Non-commercial fishing is prohibited in the Monument, except under permit and pursuant to the procedures and criteria established in § 665.935 or pursuant to § 665.934(d).
(c) Commercial fishing outside the Monument and non-commercial fishing within the Monument during the same trip is prohibited.
(d) Non-commercial fishing is prohibited within 12 nm of emergent land within the Monument, unless authorized by the U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service, in consultation with NMFS and the Council. For the purposes of this subsection, consultation means that the U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service will consult with NMFS, which in turn will consult with the Council.
[78 FR 33003, June 3, 2013, as amended at 78 FR 39583, July 2, 2013]