(a) The purpose of this part is to implement the FMPs prepared under the Magnuson-Stevens Act by the CFMC, GMFMC, and/or SAFMC listed in Table 1 of this section.
(b) This part governs conservation and management of species included in the FMPs in or from the Caribbean, Gulf, Mid-Atlantic, South Atlantic, or Atlantic EEZ, unless otherwise specified, as indicated in Table 1 of this section. For the FMPs noted in the following table, conservation and management extends to adjoining state waters for the purposes of data collection and monitoring.
(c) This part also governs importation of Caribbean spiny lobster into Puerto Rico or the U.S. Virgin Islands.
(d) This part also governs importation of spiny lobster into any place subject to the jurisdiction of the United States.
Table 1 to Sec. 622.1--FMPs Implemented Under Part 622----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Responsible fishery
FMP title management council(s) Geographical area----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------FMP for Coastal Migratory Pelagic GMFMC/SAFMC.................. Gulf \1\, Mid-Atlantic \1\ South
Resources. Atlantic.\1\FMP for Coral, Coral Reefs, and Live/ SAFMC........................ South Atlantic.\5\
Hard Bottom Habitats of the South
Atlantic Region.FMP for Coral and Coral reefs of the GMFMC........................ Gulf.
Gulf of Mexico.FMP for Corals and Reef Associated CFMC......................... Caribbean.
Plants and Invertebrates of Puerto
Rico and the U.S. Virgin Islands.FMP for the Dolphin and Wahoo Fishery SAFMC........................ Atlantic.
off the Atlantic States.FMP for the Golden Crab Fishery of SAFMC........................ South Atlantic.
the South Atlantic Region.FMP for Pelagic Sargassum Habitat of SAFMC........................ South Atlantic.
the South Atlantic Region.FMP for Queen Conch Resources of CFMC......................... Caribbean.
Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin
Islands.FMP for the Red Drum Fishery of the GMFMC........................ Gulf.\1\
Gulf of Mexico.FMP for the Reef Fish Fishery of CFMC......................... Caribbean.
Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin
Islands.FMP for the Reef Fish Resources of GMFMC........................ Gulf.\1 3 4\
the Gulf of Mexico.FMP for the Shrimp Fishery of the GMFMC........................ Gulf.\1\
Gulf of Mexico.FMP for the Shrimp Fishery of the SAFMC........................ South Atlantic.
South Atlantic Region.FMP for the Snapper-Grouper Fishery SAFMC........................ South Atlantic \6\
of the South Atlantic Region.FMP for the Spiny Lobster Fishery of CFMC......................... Caribbean.
Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin
Islands.FMP for the Spiny Lobster Fishery of GMFMC/SAFMC.................. Gulf \1\, South Atlantic.\1\
the Gulf of Mexico and South
Atlantic.----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------\1\ Regulated area includes adjoining state waters for purposes of data collection and quota monitoring.\2\ Black sea bass and scup are not managed by the FMP or regulated by this part north of 3515.9 N. lat., the
latitude of Cape Hatteras Light, NC.\3\ Regulated area includes adjoining state waters for Gulf red snapper harvested or possessed by a person
aboard a vessel for which a Gulf red snapper IFQ vessel account has been established or possessed by a dealer
with a Gulf IFQ dealer endorsement.\4\ Regulated area includes adjoining state waters for Gulf groupers and tilefishes harvested or possessed by a
person aboard a vessel for which an IFQ vessel account for Gulf groupers and tilefishes has been established
or possessed by a dealer with a Gulf IFQ dealer endorsement.\5\ Octocorals are managed by the FMP or regulated by this part only in the EEZ off North Carolina, South
Carolina, and Georgia.\6\ Nassau grouper in the South Atlantic EEZ and the Gulf EEZ are managed under the FMP. [78 FR 22952, Apr. 17, 2013, as amended at 78 FR 78775, Dec. 27, 2013]