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Code of Federal Regulations Title 50. Wildlife and Fisheries § 50.665.201 Definitions

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

As used in §§ 665.200 through 665.219:

Deep 7 bottomfish means the following species:

Local name

Common name

Scientific name

(1) lehi

silver jaw jobfish

Aphareus rutilans.

(2) ehu

squirrelfish snapper

Etelis carbunculus.

(3) onaga

longtail snapper

Etelis coruscans.

(4) hapuupuu

sea bass

Hyporthodus quernus.

(5) opakapaka

pink snapper

Pristipomoides filamentosus.

(6) kalekale

pink snapper

Pristipomoides sieboldii.

(7) gindai

snapper

Pristipomoides zonatus.

Deep 7 bottomfish fishing year means the year beginning at 0001 local time on September 1 and ending at 2400 HST on August 31 of the next calendar year.

Hawaii bottomfish ecosystem component species (Hawaii bottomfish ECS) means those species that are not listed as Hawaii bottomfish MUS and that are identified as ECS in Table 4 of the Hawaii FEP.

Hawaii bottomfish management unit species (Hawaii bottomfish MUS) means the following species:

Local name

Common name

Scientific name

(1) lehi

silver jaw jobfish

Aphareus rutilans.

(2) uku

gray jobfish

Aprion virescens.

(3) ehu

squirrelfish snapper

Etelis carbunculus.

(4) onaga

longtail snapper

Etelis coruscans.

(5) hapuupuu

sea bass

Hyporthodus quernus.

(6) opakapaka

pink snapper

Pristipomoides filamentosus.

(7) kalekale

pink snapper

Pristipomoides sieboldii.

(8) gindai

snapper

Pristipomoides zonatus.

Main Hawaiian Islands non-commercial bottomfish permit means the permit required by § 665.203(a)(2) to own or fish from a vessel that is used in any non-commercial vessel-based fishing, landing, or transshipment of any Hawaii bottomfish MUS or ECS in the MHI Management Subarea.

Protected species study zone means the waters within 50 nm, as designated by the Regional Administrator pursuant to § 665.208, around the following islands of the NWHI and as measured from the following coordinates:

Name

N. lat.

W. long.

Nihoa Island

23°05'

161°55'

Necker Island

23°35'

164°40'

French Frigate Shoals

23°45'

166°15'

Gardner Pinnacles

25°00'

168°00'

Maro Reef

25°25'

170°35'

Laysan Island

25°45'

171°45'

Lisianski Island

26°00'

173°55'

Pearl and Hermes Reef

27°50'

175°50'

Midway Island

28°14'

177°22'

Kure Island

28°25'

178°20'

Seamount Groundfish means the following species:

Common name

Scientific name

Armorhead

Pentaceros wheeleri.

Alfonsin

Beryx splendens.

Raftfish

Hyperoglyphe japonica.
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