[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: 50CFR697.17]

[Page 842]
 
                    TITLE 50--WILDLIFE AND FISHERIES
 
                         DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
 
PART 697--ATLANTIC COASTAL FISHERIES COOPERATIVE MANAGEMENT--Table of Contents
 
                     Subpart B--Management Measures
 
Sec. 697.17  Non-trap harvest restrictions.


    (a) Non-trap landing limits. In addition to the prohibitions set 
forth in Sec. 600.725 of this chapter, it is unlawful for a vessel with 
any non-trap gear on board capable of catching lobsters, or, that fishes 
for, takes, catches, or harvests lobster on a fishing trip in or from 
the EEZ by a method other than traps, to possess, retain on board, or 
land, in excess of 100 lobsters (or parts thereof), for each lobster 
day-at-sea or part of a lobster day-at-sea, up to a maximum of 500 
lobsters (or parts thereof) for any one trip, unless otherwise 
restricted by Sec. 648.80(a)(3)(i), (a)(4)(i)(A), (a)(8)(i), 
(a)(9)(i)(D), (a)(12)(i)(A), (a)(13)(i)(A), (b)(3)(ii) or 
Sec. 697.7(c)(2)(i)(C) of this chapter.
    (b) All persons that fish for, take, catch, or harvest lobsters on a 
fishing trip in or from the EEZ are prohibited from transferring or 
attempting to transfer American lobster from one vessel to another 
vessel.
    (c) Any vessel on a fishing trip in the EEZ that fishes for, takes, 
catches, or harvests lobster by a method other than traps may not 
possess on board, deploy, fish with, or haul back traps.