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(15) As the owner of a vessel per- TABLE 1 OF APPENDIX A TO PART 635— mitted, or required to be permitted, in OCEANIC —Continued the Atlantic HMS Angling or Atlantic HMS Charter/Headboat category, fail Lemon, brevirostris to report a North Atlantic swordfish, Nurse, Ginglymostoma cirratum as specified in § 635.5(c)(2) or (c)(3). Scalloped hammerhead, Sphyrna (16) Possess any HMS, other than At- lewini lantic swordfish, harvested with buoy Smooth hammerhead, Sphyrna gear § 635.21(e). zygaena (17) Fail to construct, deploy, or re- Spinner, brevipinna trieve buoy gear as specified at B. Small Coastal Sharks § 635.21(e)(4)(iii). Atlantic sharpnose, terraenovae [64 FR 29135, May 28, 1999] Blacknose, Carcharhinus acronotus EDITORIAL NOTE: For FEDERAL REGISTER ci- , Sphyrna tiburo tations affecting § 635.71, see the List of CFR Finetooth, Carcharhinus isodon Sections Affected, which appears in the C. Pelagic Sharks Finding Aids section of the printed volume Blue, Prionace glauca and on GPO Access. Oceanic whitetip, Carcharhinus EFFECTIVE DATE NOTE: At 75 FR 57702, longimanus Sept. 22, 2010, § 635.71 was amended by revis- Porbeagle, Lamna nasus ing paragraphs (c)(5) and (6), effective Janu- Shortfin mako, Isurus oxyrinchus ary 1, 2011. For the convenience of the user, Thresher, Alopias vulpinus the revised text is set forth as follows: D. Prohibited Sharks § 635.71 Prohibitions. Atlantic angel, Squatina dumerili Basking, Cetorhinus maximus Bigeye sand tiger, Odontaspis noronhai * * * * * Bigeye sixgill, nakamurai (c) * * * Bigeye thresher, Alopias superciliosus (5) Retain onboard a vessel a longbill Bignose, Carcharhinus altimus spearfish, or a blue marlin, white marlin, Caribbean reef, Carcharhinus perezii roundscale spearfish, or sailfish that is less than the minimum size specified in Caribbean sharpnose, Rhizoprionodon § 635.20(d). porosus Dusky, Carcharhinus obscurus Galapagos, Carcharhinus galapagensis * * * * * Longfin mako, Isurus paucus (8) Take, retain, or possess an Atlantic Narrowtooth, Carcharhinus brachyurus blue marlin, white marlin, and roundscale Night, Carcharhinus signatus spearfish when the fishery for these Sand tiger, Carcharias taurus has been restricted to catch and release fish- ing only, as specified in § 635.27(d). Sevengill, Heptranchias perlo Sixgill, Hexanchus griseus Smalltail, Carcharhinus porosus * * * * * Whale, Rhincodon typus APPENDIX A TO PART 635—SPECIES White, Carcharodon carcharias TABLES E. Smoothhound Sharks Smooth dogfish, Mustelus canis TABLE 1 OF APPENDIX A TO PART 635— Florida smoothhound, Mustelus norrisi OCEANIC SHARKS TABLE 2 OF APPENDIX A TO PART 635–PELAGIC A. Large Coastal Sharks SPECIES 1. Ridgeback sharks: Albacore tuna, Thunnus alalunga Sandbar, Carcharhinus plumbeus Bigeye tuna, Thunnus obesus Silky, Carcharhinus falciformis Blue , Prionace glauca Tiger, Galeocerdo cuvier Bluefin tuna, Thunnus thynnus Dolphin fish, Coryphaena hippurus 2. Non-ridgeback sharks: , Carcharhinus Blacktip, Carcharhinus limbatus longimanus Bull, Carcharhinus leucas Porbeagle shark, Lamna nasus Great hammerhead, Sphyrna Shortfin mako shark, Isurus oxyrinchus mokarran Skipjack tuna, Katsuwonus pelamis

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Swordfish, Xiphias gladius PART 640—SPINY LOBSTER FISHERY Thresher shark, Alopias vulpinus OF THE GULF OF MEXICO AND Wahoo, Acanthocybium solandri Yellowfin tuna, Thunnus albacares SOUTH ATLANTIC

TABLE 3 OF APPENDIX A TO PART 635– Subpart A—General Provisions DEMERSAL SPECIES Sec. , Rhizoprionodon 640.1 Purpose and scope. terraenovae 640.2 Definitions. Black grouper, Mycteroperca bonaci 640.3 Relation to other laws. Blackfin snapper, Lutjanus buccanella 640.4 Permits and fees. , Carcharhinus acronotus 640.5 Recordkeeping and reporting. [Re- served] , Carcharhinus limbatus 640.6 Vessel and gear identification. Blueline tilefish, Caulolatilus microps 640.7 Prohibitions. Bonnethead shark, Sphyrna tiburo 640.8 Facilitation of enforcement. , Carcharhinus leucas 640.9 Penalties. Cubera snapper, Lutjanus cyanopterus Dog snapper, Lutjanus jocu Subpart B—Management Measures , Carcharhinus isodon 640.20 Seasons. Gag grouper, Mycteroperca microlepis 640.21 Harvest limitations. Lane snapper, Lutjanus synagris 640.22 Gear and diving restrictions. , Negaprion brevirostris 640.23 Bag/possession limits. Mangrove snapper, Lutjanus griseus 640.24 Authorized activities. Marbled grouper, Dermatolepis inermis 640.25 Adjustment of management meas- Misty grouper, Epinephelus mystacinus ures. Mutton snapper, Lutjanus analis 640.26 Tortugas marine reserves. , Ginglymostoma cirratum 640.27 Spiny lobster import prohibitions. Queen snapper, Etelis oculatus FIGURE 1 TO PART 640 Red grouper, Epinephelus morio AUTHORITY: 16 U.S.C. 1801 et seq. Red hind, Epinephelus guttatus EDITORIAL NOTE: Nomenclature changes to Red snapper, Lutjanus campechanus part 640 appear at 74 FR 1152, Jan. 12, 2009. Rock hind, Epinephelus adscensionis Sand tilefish, Malacanthus plumieri , Carcharhinus plumbeus Subpart A—General Provisions Schoolmaster snapper, Lutjanus apodus § 640.1 Purpose and scope. Silk snapper, Lutjanus vivanus Snowy grouper, Epinephelus niveatus (a) The purpose of this part is to im- Speckled hind, Epinephelus drummondhayi plement the Fishery Management Plan , Carcharhinus brevipinna for the Spiny Lobster Fishery of the , Galeocerdo cuvieri Gulf of Mexico and South Atlantic pre- Tilefish, Lopholatilus chamaeleonticeps pared by the South Atlantic and Gulf Vermilion snapper, Rhomboplites aurorubens of Mexico Fishery Management Coun- Warsaw grouper, Epinephelus nigritus cils under the Magnuson-Stevens Act. Yellowedge grouper, Epinephelus (b) This part governs conservation flavolimbatus and management of spiny lobster and Yellowfin grouper, Mycteroperca venenosa slipper (Spanish) lobster in the EEZ in Yellowtail snapper, Ocyurus chrysurus the Atlantic Ocean and Gulf of Mexico [64 FR 29135, May 28, 1999 as amended at 71 off the Atlantic and Gulf of Mexico FR 58174, Oct. 2, 2006; 75 FR 30528, June 1, states from the Virginia/North Caro- 2010] lina border south and through the Gulf of Mexico. This part also governs im- EFFECTIVE DATE NOTE: At 75 FR 30528, June portation of spiny lobster into any 1, 2010, the appendix to part 635 was amended place subject to the jurisdiction of the by revising table 1. Section E of this table contains information collection and record- United States. keeping requirements and will not become (c) An owner or operator of a vessel effective until approval has been given by that has legally harvested spiny lob- the Office of Management and Budget. sters in the waters of a foreign nation and possesses spiny lobster, or sepa- rated tails, in the EEZ incidental to such foreign harvesting is exempt from

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