Fishery Conservation and Management Pt. 665, Table 1

Magnuson-Stevens Act, other applica- E. long., 12° N. lat., and 142° E. long., ble laws, and the CREFMP. 16° N. lat. (iv) To minimize conflicts between the Federal and state/territorial/com- § 665.609 Annual reports monwealth management systems, the (a) Annual reports. By July 31 of each Council will use the procedures in para- year, a Council-appointed coral reef graph (a)(2) in this section to respond ecosystem plan team will prepare an to state/territorial/commonwealth annual report on coral reef fisheries of management actions. The Council’s the western Pacific region. The report consideration of action would normally will contain, among other things, fish- begin with a representative of the ery performance data, summaries of state, territorial or commonwealth new information and assessments of government bringing a potential or ac- need for Council action. tual management conflict or need to (b) Recommendation for Council action. the Council’s attention. (1) The Council will evaluate the an- nual report and advisory body rec- § 665.608 Regulatory area. ommendations and may recommend (a) The regulations in this subpart management action by either the state/ govern fishing for coral reef ecosystem territorial/commonwealth governments management unit species by vessels of or by Federal regulation; the United States or persons who oper- (2) If the Council believes that man- ate or are based inside the outer bound- agement action should be considered, it ary of the U.S. EEZ off: will make specific recommendations to (1) The Hawaiian Islands Archipelago the Regional Administrator after con- lying to the east of 160°50′ W. long. sidering the views of its advisory bod- (2) Guam. ies. (3) American Samoa. TABLE 1 TO PART 665—QUOTAS FOR (4) Offshore area of the CNMI or that PRECIOUS CORALS PERMIT AREAS portion of the U.S. EEZ around the CNMI between three nautical miles off- Num- Name of coral Type of bed Harvest quota ber of shore and the outer boundary of the bed years U.S. EEZ. (5) Baker Island, Howland Island, Makapu’u Established P—2,000 kg 2 G—Zero (0 kg) n/a Jarvis Island, Wake Island, Johnston B—500 kg 2 Atoll, Palmyra Atoll and Kingman Ke-ahole Point Conditional P—67 kg 1 Reef. G—20 kg 1 (b) The inner boundary of the regu- B—17 kg 1 Kaena Point Conditional P—67 kg 1 latory area is as follows: G—20 kg 1 (1) The shoreline of Baker Island, B—17 kg 1 Howland Island, Jarvis Island, Wake Is- Brooks Bank Conditional P—17 kg 1 G—133 kg 1 land, Johnston Atoll, Palmyra Atoll B—111 kg 1 and Kingman Reef. 180 Fathom Conditional P—222 kg 1 (2) The seaward boundaries of the Bank State of Hawaii, the Territory of G—67 kg 1 Guam, the Territory of American B—56 kg 1 Samoa; and Westpac Bed Refugium Zero (0 kg) n/a (3) A line three nautical miles sea- Hawaii, Amer- Exploratory X—1,000 kg (all 1 ican, Samoa, species combined ward from the shoreline of the CNMI. Guam, U.S. except black (c) The outer boundary of the regu- Pacific Island corals) per area latory area is the outer boundary of possessions. the U.S. EEZ or adjacent international Notes: 1. Types of corals: P = Pink G = Gold B = Bamboo maritime boundaries. The CNMI and 2. No authorized fishing for coral in refugia Guam regulatory area is divided by a line intersecting these two points: 148° [67 FR 11945, Mar. 18, 2002]

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