[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: 50CFR654.26]

[Page 457]
 
                    TITLE 50--WILDLIFE AND FISHERIES
 
                         DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
 
PART 654--STONE CRAB FISHERY OF THE GULF OF MEXICO--Table of Contents
 
                     Subpart B--Management Measures
 
Sec. 654.26  Adjustment of management measures.

    In accordance with the procedures and limitations of the fishery 
management plan for the Stone Crab Fishery of the Gulf of Mexico, the 
Regional Director may establish or modify the following management 
measures: Limitations on the number of traps that may be fished by each 
vessel; construction characteristics of traps; gear and vessel 
identification requirements; gear that may be used or prohibited in a 
directed fishery; bycatch levels in non-directed fisheries; seasons; 
soak/removal periods and requirements for traps; use, possession and 
handling of stone crabs aboard vessels; and minimum legal sizes.