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Fisheries in the Western Pacific - Subpart E Pacific Remote Island Area Fisheries (50 CFR 598-669).

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This Subpart of Part 665 of Title 50 of the Federal Code of Regulations concerns fishing in the Pacific Remote Island Area (PRIA) fishery management area, i.e. the EEZ seaward of Palmyra Atoll, Kingman Reef, Jarvis Island, Baker Island, Howland Island, Johnston Atol and Wake Island, Pacific Remote Island Areas. Except as provided in §665.934, fishing is prohibited in all no-take Marine Protected Areas as specified. Regulations concern, among other things, permits for the fishing for bottomfish,
Title
Fisheries in the Western Pacific - Subpart E Pacific Remote Island Area Fisheries (50 CFR 598-669).
Country
United States of America
Type of document
Regulation
Date of text
2013
Data source
FAO, FAOLEX
Glossary term(s)
fishing method
payment for ecosystem service
ecosystem management
ecosystem service
ecosystem preservation
ecosystem approach
ECOLEX region
Americas
North America
ECOLEX URL
ECOLEX URL
ECOLEX
Attached files
PDF icon http://extwprlegs1.fao.org/docs/pdf/us158325.pdf
Link to full text
http://www.ecfr.gov