Part 697 — Atlantic Coastal Fisheries Cooperative Management
Current through Jul 23, 2026
Authority: 16 U.S.C. 5101 et seq.
Source: 64 FR 68248, Dec. 6, 1999, unless otherwise noted.
Sections
- § 697.1 Purpose and scope.
- § 697.2 Definitions.
- § 697.3 Relation to other Federal and state laws.
- § 697.4 Vessel permits and trap tags.
- § 697.5 Operator permits.
- § 697.6 Dealer permits.
- § 697.7 Prohibitions.
- § 697.8 Vessel identification.
- § 697.9 Facilitation of enforcement.
- § 697.10 Penalties.
- § 697.11 Civil procedures.
- § 697.12 At-sea sea sampler/observer coverage.
- § 697.17 Non-trap harvest restrictions.
- § 697.18 Lobster management areas.
- § 697.19 Trap limits and trap tag requirements for vessels fishing with lobster traps.
- § 697.20 Size, harvesting and landing requirements.
- § 697.21 Gear identification and marking, escape vent, maximum trap size, and ghost panel requirements.
- § 697.22 Exempted fishing.
- § 697.23 Restricted gear areas.
- § 697.24 Exempted waters for Maine State American lobster permits.
- § 697.25 Adjustment to management measures.
- § 697.26 EEZ Nearshore Management Area 5 Trap Waiver.
- § 697.27 Trap transferability.
- § 697.28 Atlantic migratory group cobia.
- Table 1 to Part 697—Area 3 Trap Reduction Schedule