Gear ID Requirements

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ATMOSPHERIC ADMINISTRATION, DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
> PART 665 - FISHERIES IN THE WESTERN PACIFIC > Subpart C - Hawaii Fisheries
> § 665.228 Gear identification.

50 CFR § 665.228 - Gear identification.
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§ 665.228 Gear identification.
(a) The vessel number must be affixed to all fish and crab traps on board the
vessel or deployed in the water by any vessel or person holding a permit
under § 665.13 or § 665.124 or that is otherwise established to be fishing for
Hawaii coral reef ECS in the management area.
(b) Enforcement action.
(1) Traps not marked in compliance with paragraph (a) of this section and
found deployed in the Hawaii coral reef ecosystem management area will be
considered unclaimed or abandoned property, and may be disposed of in
any manner considered appropriate by NMFS or an authorized officer.
(2) Unattended surround nets or bait seine nets found deployed in the
Hawaii coral reef ecosystem management area will be considered unclaimed
or abandoned property, and may be disposed of in any manner considered
appropriate by NMFS or an authorized officer.
[75 FR 2205, Jan. 14, 2010, as amended at 84 FR 2773, Feb. 8, 2019]