50 CFR 665.209 - Fishing moratorium at Hancock Seamounts.

Regulations last checked for updates: May 02, 2025

Title 50 - Wildlife and Fisheries last revised: Apr 28, 2025

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§ 665.209 - Fishing moratorium at Hancock Seamounts.

Fishing for, and possession of, Hawaii bottomfish MUS or ECS, or seamount groundfish MUS in the Hancock Seamounts Ecosystem Management Area is prohibited until the Regional Administrator determines that the armorhead stock is rebuilt.

[84 FR 2772, Feb. 8, 2019]

authority: 16 U.S.C. 1801

source: 75 FR 2205, Jan. 14, 2010, unless otherwise noted.

cite as: 50 CFR 665.209