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Federal Register / Vol. 86, No. 150 / Monday, August 9, 2021 / Rules and Regulations
PART 635ATLANTIC HIGHLY
MIGRATORY SPECIES
1. The authority citation for part 635
continues to read as follows:
Authority: 16 U.S.C. 971 et seq.; 16 U.S.C.
1801 et seq.
2. In 635.2, revise the definition of Restricted-fishing day RFD to read as follows:
635.2
Definitions.
Restricted-fishing day RFD is a day, beginning at 0000 hours and ending at 2400 hours local time, during which a person aboard a vessel issued:
1 An Atlantic Tunas General category permit may not fish for, possess, retain, land, or sell a BFT; and 2 A Charter/Headboat permit with a commercial endorsement may not fish commercially for BFT under the General category rules, but may fish for, possess, retain, or land BFT under the Angling category restrictions and retention limits.
3. In 635.23, revise paragraphs a1
and 3 and c1 through 3 and add paragraph c4 to read as follows:
635.23
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a 1 No person aboard a vessel that has an Atlantic Tunas General category permit may possess, retain, land, or sell a BFT in the school, large school, or small medium size class.
3 Regardless of the length of a trip, no more than a single days retention limit of large medium or giant BFT may be possessed or retained aboard a vessel that has an Atlantic Tunas General category permit. On days other than RFDs, when the General category is open, no person aboard such vessel may continue to fish, and the vessel must immediately proceed to port, once the applicable limit for large medium or giant BFT is retained.
c
1 When fishing in the Gulf of Mexico, the restrictions and retention limits applicable to the Angling category specified in paragraph b1 of this section apply.
2 When fishing other than in the Gulf of Mexico when the fishery for the General category is closed or on an RFD, the restrictions and retention limits applicable to the Angling category specified in paragraphs b1 through b3 of this section apply.
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3 When fishing other than in the Gulf of Mexico when the General category fishery is open and not on an RFD, a person aboard a vessel that has been issued an HMS Charter/Headboat permit with a commercial sale endorsement may fish under either the General category restrictions and retention limits as specified in paragraphs a1 through 3 of this section or the Angling category restrictions and retention limits as specified in paragraphs b1 through 3 of this section. The size category of the first BFT retained will determine whether the General category or Angling category restrictions and retention limits apply to the vessel that day.
4 When fishing other than in the Gulf of Mexico when the General category fishery is open and not on an RFD, a person aboard a vessel that has been issued an HMS Charter/Headboat permit without a commercial sale endorsement permit may only fish for, possess, retain, or land BFT under the Angling category restrictions and retention limits as specified in paragraphs b1 through 3 of this section.
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