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Code of Federal Regulations Title 50. Wildlife and Fisheries § 50.622.301 Area and seasonal restrictions

Current as of January 02, 2025 | Updated by Findlaw Staff

(a) Pelagic sargassum area and seasonal restrictions—

(1) Area restrictions.

(i) No person may harvest pelagic sargassum in the South Atlantic EEZ between 36°33'01.0” N. lat. (directly east from the Virginia/North Carolina boundary) and 34° N. lat., within 100 nautical miles east of the North Carolina coast.

(ii) No person may harvest or possess pelagic sargassum in or from the South Atlantic EEZ south of 34° N. lat.

(2) Seasonal restriction. No person may harvest or possess pelagic sargassum in or from the South Atlantic EEZ during the months of July through October. This prohibition on possession does not apply to pelagic sargassum that was harvested and landed ashore prior to the closed period.

(b) [Reserved]

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