50 C.F.R. § 300.21 Definitions.
Title 50 - Wildlife and Fisheries
In addition to the terms defined in §300.2, in the Act, and in the Convention for the Establishment of an Inter-American Tropical Tuna Commission (Convention), the terms used in this subpart have the following meanings. If a term is defined differently in §300.2, in the Act, or in the Convention, the definition in this section shall apply. Bigeye tuna means the species Thunnus obesus. Commission's Yellowfin Regulatory Area (CYRA) means the waters bounded by a line extending westward from the mainland of North America along the 40° N. latitude parallel, and connecting the following coordinates:
40° N. lat., 125° W. long.; 20° N. lat., 125° W. long.; 20° N. lat., 120° W. long.; 5° N. lat., 120° W. long.; 5° N. lat., 110° W. long.; 10° S. lat., 110° W. long.; 10° S. lat., 90° W. long.; 30° S. lat., 90° W. long.; and then eastward along the 30° S. latitude parallel to the coast of South America. Convention Area means the waters within the area bounded by the mainland of the Americas, lines extending westward from the mainland of the Americas along the 40° N. lat. and 40° S. lat., and 150° W. long. Fish aggregating device (FAD) means a manmade raft or other floating object used to attract tuna and make them available to fishing vessels. Fishing trip means a period of time between landings when fishing is conducted. Fishing vessel means any vessel, boat, ship, or other craft that is used for, equipped to be used for, or of a type that is normally used for fishing or for assisting or supporting a vessel engaged in fishing, except purse seine skiffs. Floating object means any natural object or FAD around which fishing vessels may catch tuna. Incidental catch or incidental species means species caught while fishing with the primary purpose of catching a different species. An incidental catch is expressed as a percentage of the weight of the total fish on board. Land or Landing means to begin transfer of fish from a fishing vessel. Once transfer begins, all fish on board the vessel are counted as part of the landing. Observer means an individual placed aboard a fishing vessel under the IATTC observer program or any other international observer program in which the United States may participate. South Pacific Tuna Treaty means the Treaty on Fisheries Between the Governments of Certain Pacific Island States and the Government of the United States of America (50 CFR part 300, subpart D). Tender vessel means a vessel that does not engage in purse seine fishing but tends to FADs in support of tuna fishing operations. Transship means to unload fish from a vessel that caught fish to another vessel. Transshipment receiving vessel means any vessel, boat, ship, or other craft that is used to receive fish from a fishing vessel. Vessel Register means the regional register of vessels authorized to purse seine for tuna in the Convention Area, as established by the Inter-American Tropical Tuna Commission on June 28, 2002. [61 FR 35550, July 5, 1996, as amended at 64 FR 29133, May 28, 1999; 64 FR 44430, Aug. 16, 1999; 69 FR 67277, Nov. 17, 2004; 70 FR 19010, Apr. 12, 2005]
Title 50: Wildlife and Fisheries
PART 300—INTERNATIONAL FISHERIES REGULATIONS
Subpart C—Pacific Tuna Fisheries
§ 300.21 Definitions.
