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Code of Federal Regulations Title 50. Wildlife and Fisheries § 50.665.241 Definitions

Current as of October 02, 2022 | Updated by FindLaw Staff

As used in §§ 665.240 through 665.259:

Hawaii crustacean ecosystem component species (Hawaii crustacean ECS) means those species identified as ECS in the Hawaii FEP.

Hawaii crustacean management area is divided into the following areas:

(1) Crustacean Permit Area 1 (Permit Area 1) means the EEZ around the NWHI.

(2) Crustacean Permit Area 2 (Permit Area 2) means the EEZ around the MHI.

(3) Crustacean Permit Area 1 VMS Subarea means an area within the EEZ around the NWHI 50 nm from the center geographical positions of the islands and reefs in the NWHI as follows:

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'

The remainder of the VMS subarea is delimited by parallel lines tangent to and connecting the 50-nm areas around the following: from Nihoa Island to Necker Island; from French Frigate Shoals to Gardner Pinnacles; from Gardner Pinnacles to Maro Reef; from Laysan Island to Lisianski Island; and from Lisianski Island to Pearl and Hermes Reef.

Hawaii crustacean management unit species (Hawaii crustacean MUS) means the following crustaceans:

Local name

Common name

Scientific name

papa‘i kua loa

Kona crab

Ranina ranina.

deepwater shrimp, nylon shrimp

Heterocarpus sp.

Interested parties means the State of Hawaii Department of Land and Natural Resources, the Council, holders of permits issued under § 665.242, and any person who has notified the Regional Administrator of his or her interest in the procedures and decisions described in § 665.248, and who has specifically requested to be considered an “interested party.”

Lobster grounds refers, singularly or collectively, to the following four areas in Crustacean Permit Area 1 that shall be used to manage the lobster fishery:

(1) Necker Island Lobster Grounds-waters bounded by straight lines connecting the following coordinates in the order presented:  24°00' N. lat., 165°00' W. long.;  24°00' N. lat., 164°00' W. long.;  23°00' N. lat., 164°00' W. long.;  and 23°00' N. lat., 165°00' W. long.

(2) Gardner Pinnacles Lobster Grounds-waters bounded by straight lines connecting the following coordinates in the order presented:  25°20' N. lat., 168°20' W. long.;  25°20' N. lat., 167°40' W. long.;  24°20' N. lat., 167°40' W. long.;  and 24°20' N. lat., 168°20' W. long.

(3) Maro Reef Lobster Grounds-waters bounded by straight lines connecting the following coordinates in the order presented:  25°40' N. lat., 171°00' W. long.;  25°40' N. lat., 170°20' W. long.;  25°00' N. lat., 170°20' W. long.;  and 25°00' N. lat., 171°00' W. long.

(4) General NWHI Lobster Grounds-all waters within Crustacean Permit Area 1 except for the Necker Island, Gardner Pinnacles, and Maro Reef Lobster Grounds.

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