50 CFR Part 660
PART 660—FISHERIES OFF WEST COAST STATES
- PART 660—FISHERIES OFF WEST COAST STATES
- Chapter VI—Fishery Conservation and Management, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Department of Commerce
- Subpart A—General
- § 660.1 Purpose and scope.
- § 660.2 Relation to other laws.
- § 660.3 Reporting and recordkeeping.
- § 660.4 Usual and accustomed fishing areas for Pacific Coast treaty Indian tribes.
- Subpart B—All West Coast EEZ Fisheries
- § 660.5 Shared Ecosystem Component Species.
- § 660.6 Prohibitions.
- Subpart C—West Coast Groundfish Fisheries
- § 660.10 Purpose and scope.
- § 660.11 General definitions.
- § 660.12 General groundfish prohibitions.
- § 660.13 Recordkeeping and reporting.
- § 660.14 Vessel Monitoring System (VMS) requirements.
- § 660.15 Equipment requirements.
- § 660.16 Groundfish observer program.
- § 660.17 Catch monitor program.
- § 660.18 Observer and catch monitor provider permits and endorsements.
- § 660.19 Appeals process for catch monitors, observers, and provider permits.
- § 660.20 Vessel and gear identification.
- § 660.21 Seabird Avoidance Program.
- § 660.24 Limited entry and open access fisheries.
- § 660.25 Permits.
- § 660.30 Compensation with fish for collecting resource information—EFPs.
- § 660.40 Rebuilding plans.
- § 660.50 Pacific Coast treaty Indian fisheries.
- § 660.55 Allocations.
- § 660.60 Specifications and management measures.
- § 660.65 Groundfish harvest specifications.
- § 660.70 Groundfish Conservation Areas and Groundfish Exclusion Areas.
- § 660.71 Latitude/longitude coordinates defining the 10-fm (18-m) through 40-fm (73-m) depth contours.
- § 660.72 Latitude/longitude coordinates defining the 50 fm (91 m) through 75 fm (137 m) depth contours.
- § 660.73 Latitude/longitude coordinates defining the 100 fm (183 m) through 150 fm (274 m) depth contours.
- § 660.74 Latitude/longitude coordinates defining the 180 fm (329 m) through 250 fm (457 m) depth contours.
- § 660.75 Essential Fish Habitat (EFH).
- § 660.76 Coastwide EFHCAs.
- § 660.77 EFHCAs off the Coast of Washington.
- § 660.78 EFHCAs off the Coast of Oregon.
- § 660.79 EFHCAs off the Coast of California.
- Table 1a to Part 660, Subpart C—2025, Specifications of OFL, ABC, ACL, ACT and Fishery HG
- Table 1b to Part 660, Subpart C—2025, Allocations by Species or Species Group
- Table 1c to Part 660, Subpart C—Sablefish North of 36° N Lat. Allocations, 2025
- Table 1d to Part 660, Subpart C—Whiting and non-whiting initial issuance allocation percentage for IFQ decided through the harvest specifications, 2011
- Table 2a to Part 660, Subpart C—2026, and Beyond, Specifications of OFL, ABC, ACL, ACT, and Fishery HG
- Table 2b to Part 660, Subpart C—2026, and Beyond, Allocations by Species or Species Group
- Table 2c to Part 660, Subpart C—Sablefish North of 36° N Lat. Allocations, 2026 and Beyond
- Table 3 to Part 660, Subpart C—Vessel Capacity Ratings for West Coast Groundfish Limited Entry Permits
- Subpart D—West Coast Groundfish—Limited Entry Trawl Fisheries
- § 660.100 Purpose and scope.
- § 660.111 Trawl fishery—definitions.
- § 660.112 Trawl fishery—prohibitions.
- § 660.113 Trawl fishery—recordkeeping and reporting.
- § 660.114 Trawl fishery—economic data collection program.
- § 660.115 Trawl fishery—cost recovery program.
- § 660.120 Trawl fishery—crossover provisions.
- § 660.130 Trawl fishery—management measures.
- § 660.131 Pacific whiting fishery management measures.
- § 660.140 Shorebased IFQ Program.
- § 660.150 Mothership (MS) Co-op Program.
- § 660.160 Catcher/processor (C/P) Co-op Program.
- Table 1a (North) to Part 660, Subpart D—Limited Entry Trawl Rockfish Conservation Areas for North of 40°10′ N Lat.
- Table 1b (North) to Part 660, Subpart D—Landing Allowances for Non-IFQ Species and Pacific Whiting North of 40°10′ N Lat.
- Table 1a (South) to Part 660, Subpart D—Limited Entry Trawl Rockfish Conservation Areas for South of 40°10′ N Lat.
- Table 1b (South) to Part 660, Subpart D—Landing Allowances for Non-IFQ Species and Pacific Whiting South of 40°10′ N Lat.
- Figure 1 to Part 660, Subpart D—Diagram of Selective Flatfish Trawl
- Subpart E—West Coast Groundfish—Limited Entry Non-Trawl Fisheries
- § 660.210 Purpose and scope.
- § 660.211 Non-trawl fishery—definitions.
- § 660.212 Non-trawl fishery—prohibitions.
- § 660.213 Non-trawl fishery—recordkeeping and reporting.
- § 660.216 Non-trawl fishery—observer requirements.
- § 660.219 Fixed gear identification and marking.
- § 660.220 Non-trawl fishery—crossover provisions.
- § 660.230 Non-trawl fishery—management measures.
- § 660.231 Limited entry non-trawl sablefish primary fishery.
- § 660.232 Limited entry daily trip limit (DTL) fishery for sablefish.
- Table 2a (North) to Part 660, Subpart E—Non-Trawl Rockfish Conservation Area Boundaries
- Table 2b (North) to Part 660, Subpart E—Trip Limits for Limited Entry Non-Trawl North of 40°10′ N Lat.
- Table 2a (South) to Part 660, Subpart E—Non-Trawl Rockfish Conservation Area Boundaries
- Table 2b (South) to Part 660, Subpart E—Trip Limits for Limited Entry Non-Trawl South of 40°10′ N Lat.
- Subpart F—West Coast Groundfish—Open Access Fisheries
- § 660.310 Purpose and scope.
- § 660.311 Open access fishery—definitions.
- § 660.312 Open access fishery—prohibitions.
- § 660.313 Open access fishery—recordkeeping and reporting.
- § 660.316 Open access fishery—observer requirements.
- § 660.319 Open access fishery gear identification and marking.
- § 660.320 Open access fishery—crossover provisions.
- § 660.330 Open access fishery—management measures.
- § 660.332 Open access daily trip limit (DTL) fishery for sablefish.
- § 660.333 Open access non-groundfish trawl fishery—management measures.
- § 660.334 Open access non-groundfish salmon troll fishery—management measures.
- Table 3a (North) to Part 660, Subpart F—Non-Trawl Rockfish Conservation Area Boundaries
- Table 3b (North) to Part 660, Subpart F—Trip Limits for Open Access North of 40°10′ N. lat.
- Table 3a (South) to Part 660, Subpart F—Non-Trawl Rockfish Conservation Area Boundaries
- Table 3b (South) to Part 660, Subpart F—Trip Limits for Open Access South of 40°10′ N. lat.
- Subpart G—West Coast Groundfish—Recreational Fisheries
- § 660.350 Purpose and scope.
- § 660.351 Recreational fishery—definitions.
- § 660.352 Recreational fishery—prohibitions.
- § 660.353 Recreational fishery—recordkeeping and reporting.
- § 660.360 Recreational fishery—management measures.
- Subpart H—West Coast Salmon Fisheries
- § 660.401 Purpose and scope.
- § 660.402 Definitions.
- § 660.403 Relation to other laws.
- § 660.404 Recordkeeping and reporting.
- § 660.405 Prohibitions.
- § 660.406 Exempted fishing.
- § 660.407 Treaty Indian fishing.
- § 660.408 Annual actions.
- § 660.409 Inseason actions.
- § 660.410 Conservation objectives, ACLs, and de minimis control rules.
- § 660.411 Notification and publication procedures.
- § 660.412 EFH identifications and descriptions for Pacific salmon.
- § 660.413 Overfished species rebuilding plans.
- Table 1 to Subpart H of Part 660—Pacific Salmon EFH Identified by USGS Hydrologic Unit Code (HUC)
- Subpart I—Coastal Pelagics Fisheries
- § 660.501 Purpose and scope.
- § 660.502 Definitions.
- § 660.503 Management subareas.
- § 660.504 Vessel identification.
- § 660.505 Prohibitions.
- § 660.506 Gear restrictions.
- § 660.507 Closed areas to reduction fishing.
- § 660.508 Annual specifications.
- § 660.509 Accountability measures (season closures).
- § 660.510 Fishing seasons.
- § 660.511 Catch restrictions.
- § 660.512 Limited entry fishery.
- § 660.513 Permit conditions.
- § 660.514 Transferability.
- § 660.515 Renewal of limited entry permits.
- § 660.516 Exempted fishing.
- § 660.517 Framework for revising regulations.
- § 660.518 Pacific Coast Treaty Indian Rights.
- § 660.519 Scientific observers.
- § 660.520 Reporting requirements.
- Figure 1 to Subpart I of Part 660—Existing California Area Closures (hatched areas extend to 3 miles offshore; cross-hatched areas extend beyond 3 miles offshore) and Optional Catalina Channel Foreign Vessel Closure (outlined by dashed lines)
- Subpart J—West Coast Groundfish Electronic Monitoring Program
- § 660.600 Applicability.
- § 660.601 Definitions.
- § 660.602 Prohibitions.
- § 660.603 Electronic monitoring provider permits and responsibilities.
- § 660.604 Vessel and first receiver responsibilities.
- Subpart K—Highly Migratory Fisheries
- § 660.701 Purpose and scope.
- § 660.702 Definitions.
- § 660.703 Management area.
- § 660.704 Vessel identification.
- § 660.705 Prohibitions.
- § 660.706 Pacific Coast Treaty Indian rights.
- § 660.707 Permits.
- § 660.708 Reporting and recordkeeping.
- § 660.709 Annual specifications.
- § 660.710 Closure of directed fishery.
- § 660.711 General catch restrictions.
- § 660.712 Longline fishery.
- § 660.713 Drift gillnet fishery.
- § 660.714 Purse seine fishery. [Reserved]
- § 660.715 Deep-set buoy gear fishery.
- § 660.716 [Reserved]
- § 660.717 Framework for revising regulations.
- § 660.718 Exempted fishing.
- § 660.719 Scientific observers.
- § 660.720 Interim protection for sea turtles.
- § 660.721 Recreational fishing bag limits and filleting requirements.
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