50 C.F.R. § 648.20 Maximum optimum yield (OYs).
Title 50 - Wildlife and Fisheries
The OYs specified pursuant to §648.21 during a fishing year may not exceed the following amounts: (a) Mackerel—that quantity of mackerel that is less than or equal to the allowable biological catch (ABC) in U.S. waters specified pursuant to §648.21. (b) Loligo—the catch associated with a fishing mortality rate of Fmax. (c) Illex—catch associated with a fishing mortality rate of FMSY. (d) Butterfish—the catch associated with a fishing mortality rate of FMSY. [61 FR 34968, July 3, 1996, as amended at 62 FR 8637, Feb. 26, 1997; 64 FR 57593, Oct. 26, 1999]
Title 50: Wildlife and Fisheries
PART 648—FISHERIES OF THE NORTHEASTERN UNITED STATES
Subpart B—Management Measures for the Atlantic Mackerel, Squid, and Butterfish Fisheries
§ 648.20 Maximum optimum yield (OYs).
