As used in §§ 665.240 through 665.259:
Hawaii crustacean management area is divided into the following areas:
Name | N. lat. | W. long. |
Nihoa Island | 23°05' | 161°55' |
Necker Island | 23°35' | 164°40' |
French Frigate Shoals | 23°45' | 166°15' |
Gardner Pinnacles | 25°00' | 168°00' |
Maro Reef | 25°25' | 170°35' |
Laysan Island | 25°45' | 171°45' |
Lisianski Island | 26°00' | 173°55' |
Pearl and Hermes Reef | 27°50' | 175°50' |
Midway Island | 28°14' | 177°22' |
Kure Island | 28°25' | 178°20' |
The remainder of the VMS subarea is delimited by parallel lines tangent to and connecting the 50-nm areas around the following: from Nihoa Island to Necker Island; from French Frigate Shoals to Gardner Pinnacles; from Gardner Pinnacles to Maro Reef; from Laysan Island to Lisianski Island; and from Lisianski Island to Pearl and Hermes Reef. |
Hawaii crustacean management unit species (Hawaii crustacean MUS) means the following crustaceans:
Local name | English common name | Scientific name |
Ula | spiny lobster | Panulirus marginatus, Panulirus penicillatus. |
ula papapa | slipper lobster | Scyllaridae. |
papa`i kua loa | Kona crab | Ranina ranina. |
deepwater shrimp | Heterocarpusspp. |
Interested parties means the State of Hawaii Department of Land and Natural Resources, the Council, holders of permits issued under §665.242, and any person who has notified the Regional Administrator of his or her interest in the procedures and decisions described in §665.248, and who has specifically requested to be considered an "interested party."
Lobster grounds refers, singularly or collectively, to the following four areas in Crustacean Permit Area 1 that shall be used to manage the lobster fishery:
50 C.F.R. §665.241