50 CFR §660.711
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- (a)Incidental landings. HMS caught by gear not authorized by this subpart may be landed in incidental amounts as follows:
- (1)Drift gillnet vessels with stretched mesh less than 14 inches may land up to 10 HMS per trip, except that no swordfish may be landed.
- (2)Bottom longline vessels may land up to 20 percent by weight of management unit sharks in landings of all species, or 3 individual sharks of the species in the management unit, whichever is greater.
- (3)Trawl and pot gear vessels may land up to 1 percent by weight of management unit sharks in a landing of all species or 2 individual sharks of the species in the management unit, whichever is greater.
- (b)Marlin prohibition. The sale of striped marlin by a vessel with a permit under this subpart is prohibited.
- (c)Sea turtle handling and resuscitation. All sea turtles taken incidentally in fishing operations by any HMS vessel other than vessels subject to § 660.712 must be handled in accordance with 50 CFR 223.206(d)(1).