50 C.F.R. § 665.269

Current through May 31, 2024

Section 665.269 - Annual Catch Limits (ACL)

(a)General. The quotas limiting the amount of precious coral that may be taken in any precious coral permit area during the fishing year are listed in § 665.269(d). Only live coral is counted toward the quota. The accounting period for all quotas begins July 1, 1983.

(b)Conditional bed closure. A conditional bed will be closed to all nonselective coral harvesting after the quota for one species of coral has been taken.

(c)Precious coral. In accordance with § 665.4 , the ACLs for MHI precious coral permit areas for each fishing year are as follows:

Table 1 to Paragraph (c)

Type of coral bed	Area and coral group	2022-23 ACL (lb)	2023-24 ACL (lb)	2024-25 ACL (lb)
Established bed	Auau Channel-Black coral	5,512	5,512	5,512
	Makapuu Bed-Pink and red coral	2,205	2,205	2,205
	Makapuu Bed-Bamboo coral	551	551	551
Conditional Beds	180 Fathom Bank-Pink and red coral	489	489	489
	180 Fathom Bank-Bamboo coral	123	123	123
	Brooks Bank-Pink and red coral	979	979	979
	Brooks Bank-Bamboo coral	245	245	245
	Kaena Point Bed-Pink and red coral	148	148	148
	Kaena Point Bed-Bamboo coral	37	37	37
	Keahole Bed-Pink and red coral	148	148	148
	Keahole Bed-Bamboo coral	37	37	37
Exploratory Area	Hawaii-precious coral	2,205	2,205	2,205

(d) Quotas for precious coral permit areas.

Type of coral bed	Name of coral bed	Harvest quota in kilograms	Number of years
Established Beds	Au'au Channel	Black: 5,000	2
	Makapu'u	Pink: 2,000	2
		Gold: 0 (zero)
		Bamboo: 500	2
Conditional Beds	180 Fathom Bank	Pink: 222	1
		Gold: 67	1
		Bamboo: 56	1
	Brooks Bank	Pink: 444	1
		Gold: 133	1
		Bamboo: 111	1
	Kaena Point	Pink: 67	1
		Gold: 20	1
		Bamboo: 17	1
	Keahole Point	Pink: 67	1
		Gold: 20	1
		Bamboo: 17	1
Refugia	Westpac	All: 0 (zero)
Exploratory Area	Hawaii	1,000 per area (all species combined except black corals)	1

50 C.F.R. §665.269

85 FR 26624, May 5, 2020, as amended at 88 FR 14082, Mar. 7, 2023

75 FR 2205, 1/14/2010, as amended at 83 FR 27717, 6/14/2018; 88 FR 14082, 4/6/2023; 88 FR 88836, 1/25/2024

Note 2 to § 665.269 :

A moratorium on gold coral harvesting is in effect through June 30, 2028.