50 C.F.R. § 648.57 Sea scallop area rotation program.
Title 50 - Wildlife and Fisheries
(a) An area rotation program is established for the scallop fishery, which may include areas closed to scallop fishing defined in §648.58, and/or Sea Scallop Access Areas defined in §648.59, subject to the Sea Scallop Area Access program requirements specified in §648.60. Areas not defined as Rotational Closed Areas, Sea Scallop Access Areas, EFH Closed Areas, or areas closed to scallop fishing under other FMPs, are open to scallop fishing as governed by the other management measures and restrictions in this part. The Council's development of area rotation programs is subject to the framework adjustment process specified in §648.55, including the Area Rotation Program factors included in §648.55(a).
Title 50: Wildlife and Fisheries
PART 648—FISHERIES OF THE NORTHEASTERN UNITED STATES
Subpart D—Management Measures for the Atlantic Sea Scallop Fishery
§ 648.57 Sea scallop area rotation program.
