[Code of Federal Regulations] [Title 50, Volume 7] [Revised as of January 1, 2007] From the U.S. Government Printing Office via GPO Access [CITE: 50CFR300.66] [Page 752-757] TITLE 50--WILDLIFE AND FISHERIES CHAPTER III--INTERNATIONAL FISHING AND RELATED ACTIVITIES PART 300_INTERNATIONAL FISHERIES REGULATIONS--Table of Contents Subpart E_Pacific Halibut Fisheries Sec. 300.66 Prohibitions. In addition to the general prohibitions specified in 50 CFR 300.4, it is unlawful for any person to do any of the following: (a) Fish for halibut except in accordance with the annual management measures published pursuant to 50 CFR 300.62. (b) Fish for halibut except in accordance with the catch sharing plans and domestic management measures implemented under 50 CFR 300.63 and 50 CFR 300.65. (c) Fish for halibut in Sitka Sound in violation of the Sitka Sound LAMP implemented under 50 CFR 300.65(d). (d) Fish for halibut or anchor a vessel with halibut on board within the Sitka Pinnacles Marine Reserve defined at 50 CFR 300.65(e). (e) Fish for subsistence halibut in and off Alaska unless the person is qualified to do so under Sec. 300.65(f), possesses a valid subsistence halibut registration certificate pursuant to Sec. 300.65(h), and makes this certificate available for inspection by an authorized officer on request, except that students enrolled in a valid educational program and fishing under an Educational Permit issued pursuant to Sec. 300.65(j) do not need a subsistence halibut registration certificate. (f) Fish for subsistence halibut in and off Alaska with gear other than that described at 50 CFR 300.65(g)(1) and retain more halibut than specified at 50 CFR 300.65(g)(2). (g) Fish for subsistence halibut in and off Alaska in a non-rural area specified at 50 CFR 300.65(g)(3). (h) Retain on board the harvesting vessel halibut harvested while subsistence fishing with halibut harvested while commercial fishing or from sport fishing, as defined at Sec. 300.61(b), except that persons authorized to conduct subsistence fishing under Sec. 300.65(f), and who land their total annual harvest of halibut: (1) In Commission regulatory Areas 4D or 4E may retain, with harvests of Community Development Quota (CDQ) halibut, subsistence halibut harvested in Commission regulatory areas 4D or 4E that are smaller than the size limit specified in the annual management measures published pursuant to Sec. 300.62; or (2) In Commission regulatory Areas 4C, 4D or 4E may retain, with harvests of CDQ halibut, subsistence halibut harvested in Commission regulatory areas 4C, 4D or 4E that are equal to or greater than the size limit specified in the annual management measures published pursuant to Sec. 300.62. (i) Retain subsistence halibut that were harvested using a charter vessel. (j) Retain or possess subsistence halibut for commercial purposes, cause subsistence halibut to be sold, bartered or otherwise enter commerce or solicit exchange of subsistence halibut for commercial purposes, except that a person who qualified to conduct subsistence fishing for halibut under 50 CFR 300.65(f), and who holds a subsistence halibut registration certificate in the person's name under 50 CFR 300.65(h) may engage in the customary trade of subsistence halibut through monetary exchange of no more than $400 per year. [[Page 753]] (k) Retain subsistence halibut harvested under a CHP, Ceremonial Permit, or Educational Permit together in any combination or with halibut harvested under any other license or permit. (l) Fillet, mutilate, or otherwise disfigure subsistence halibut in any manner that prevents the determination of the number of fish caught, possessed, or landed. (m) Possess halibut onboard a charter vessel in Area 2C that has been mutilated or otherwise disfigured in a manner that prevents the determination of size or number of fish, notwithstanding the requirements of the Annual Management Measure 25(2) and (7) (as promulgated in accordance with Sec. 300.62 and relating to Sport Fishing for Halibut). Filleted halibut may be possessed onboard the charter vessel provided that the entire carcass, with the head and tail connected as single piece, is retained onboard until all fillets are offloaded. [68 FR 18156, Apr. 15, 2003, as amended at 70 FR 16754, Apr. 1, 2005; 72 FR 30728, June 4, 2007] Figure 1 to Subpart E--Sitka Local Area Management Plan [GRAPHIC] [TIFF OMITTED] TR18JY05.000 [[Page 754]] Figure 2 to Subpart E--Ketchikan Non-Rural Area [GRAPHIC] [TIFF OMITTED] TR15AP03.075 [[Page 755]] Figure 3 to Subpart E--Juneau Non-Rural Area [GRAPHIC] [TIFF OMITTED] TR15AP03.076 [[Page 756]] Figure 4 to Subpart E--Anchorage-Matsu-Kenai Non-Rural Area [GRAPHIC] [TIFF OMITTED] TR18JY05.001 [[Page 757]] Figure 5 to Subpart E--Valdez Non-Rural Area [GRAPHIC] [TIFF OMITTED] TR15AP03.078 [64 FR 52471, Sept. 29, 1999; 66 FR 36208, July 11, 2001, as amended at 68 FR 23361, May 1, 2003; 70 FR 41160, July 18, 2005]