[Code of Federal Regulations]
[Title 50, Volume 4]
[Revised as of October 1, 2002]
From the U.S. Government Printing Office via GPO Access
[CITE: 50CFR635.24]

[Page 241]
 
                    TITLE 50--WILDLIFE AND FISHERIES
 
                         DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
 
PART 635--ATLANTIC HIGHLY MIGRATORY SPECIES--Table of Contents
 
                     Subpart C--Management Measures
 
Sec. 635.24  Commercial retention limits for sharks and swordfish.

    The retention limits in this section are subject to the quotas and 
closure provisions in Secs. 635.27 and 635.28.
    (a) Sharks. (1) Persons who own or operate a vessel that has been 
issued a directed ILAP or LAP for shark may retain, possess or land no 
more than 4,000 lb (1,814 kg), dw, of LCS per trip.
    (2) Persons who own or operate a vessel that has been issued an 
incidental catch ILAP or LAP for sharks may retain, possess or land no 
more than 5 LCS and 16 SCS and pelagic sharks, combined, per trip.
    (b) Swordfish. (1) Persons aboard a vessel that has been issued an 
incidental ILAP or LAP for swordfish may retain, possess, or land no 
more than two swordfish per trip in or from the Atlantic Ocean north of 
5 deg. N. lat.
    (2) Persons aboard a vessel in the squid trawl fishery that has been 
issued an incidental ILAP or LAP for swordfish may retain, possess, or 
land no more than five swordfish per trip in or from the Atlantic Ocean 
north of 5 deg. N. lat. A vessel is considered to be in the squid trawl 
fishery when it has no commercial fishing gear other than trawls on 
board and when squid constitute not less than 75 percent by weight of 
the total fish on board or offloaded from the vessel.