[Code of Federal Regulations]
[Title 36, Volume 1]
[Revised as of July 1, 2007]
From the U.S. Government Printing Office via GPO Access
[CITE: 36CFR7.46]

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              TITLE 36--PARKS, FORESTS, AND PUBLIC PROPERTY
 
      CHAPTER I--NATIONAL PARK SERVICE, DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
 
PART 7_SPECIAL REGULATIONS, AREAS OF THE NATIONAL PARK SYSTEM--Table 
of Contents
 
Sec.  7.46  Virgin Islands Coral Reef National Monument.

    (a) Extractive uses. (1) All extractive uses are prohibited within 
the boundaries of the Monument, including, but not limited to, harvest 
or collection of fish, coastal migratory pelagic fish, baitfish, 
lobsters, conch, whelk, corals, sponges and all associated reef 
invertebrates, and sand, water, plants, seeds, fruit, marine mammals, 
marine birds, gas, minerals, and rocks.
    (2) All submerged cultural resources are protected under the 
Archeological Resource Protection Act and the Abandoned Shipwrecks Act.
    (b) Exceptions. (1) Exceptions to prohibited extractive uses are 
limited to bait fishing at Hurricane Hole and blue runner (hardnose) 
line fishing in the area south of St. John. The Superintendent shall 
issue permits for such uses.
    (2) Bait fishing shall be permitted with cast net at a distance 
greater than ten feet from the seaward edge of the mangrove prop root 
system.
    (3) A maximum of three gallons of baitfish is allowed per fisherman 
per day.
    (4) Blue runner shall be caught using hand lines and chum (a mixture 
of ground up baitfish and sand to attract the fish).
    (5) Any fish caught other than blue runner shall be released.
    (6) Vessels involved in the catch of blue runner may use moorings 
designated for that purpose.
    (c) Marine Operations. No dredging, excavating, or filling 
operations of any kind are permitted, and no equipment, structures, by-
product or excavated materials associated with such operations may be 
deposited in or on the waters or ashore within the boundaries of the 
monument.
    (d) Wrecks. No person shall destroy or molest, remove, deface, 
displace or tamper with wrecked or abandoned waterborne craft of any 
type or condition, submerged cultural resources, or any cargo pertaining 
thereto, unless permitted in writing by an authorized official of the 
National Park Service.
    (e) Boats. (1) No watercraft shall operate in such a manner, nor 
shall anchors or any other mooring device be cast or dragged or placed, 
so as to strike or otherwise cause damage to any underwater feature.
    (2) All watercraft, carrying passengers, for hire, shall comply with 
applicable regulations and laws of the U.S. Coast Guard and Territory of 
the Virgin Islands.
    (3) Anchoring will only be permitted in emergency situations to 
protect life and property.
    (4) Anchoring shall only be permitted from 48 hours prior to 
landfall of the hurricane to 48 hours following passage of the 
hurricane.
    (5) No lines or ropes shall be attached to mangroves or other 
shoreline vegetation.

[68 FR 16435, Apr. 4, 2003]