TITLE 50 - WILDLIFE AND FISHERIES

CHAPTER VI - FISHERY CONSERVATION AND MANAGEMENT, NATIONAL OCEANIC AND ATMOSPHERIC ADMINISTRATION, DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

PART 654 - STONE CRAB FISHERY OF THE GULF OF MEXICO

subpart a - GENERAL MEASURES

654.1 - Purpose and scope.

  (a) The purpose of this part is to implement the Fishery Management Plan for the Stone Crab Fishery of the Gulf of Mexico, prepared by the Gulf of Mexico Fishery Management Council under the Magnuson-Stevens Act.

  (b) This part governs conservation and management of stone crab and restricts the trawl fishery in the management area.

  (c) EEZ refers to the EEZ in the management area, unless the context clearly indicates otherwise.

[60 FR 13919, Mar. 15, 1995, as amended at 67 FR 61993, Oct. 3, 2002]