CFR > Title 50 - Wildlife and Fisheries > CHAPTER VI—FISHERY CONSERVATION AND MANAGEMENT, NATIONAL OCEANIC AND ATMOSPHERIC ADMINISTRATION, DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE > PART 665—FISHERIES IN THE WESTERN PACIFIC > SUBPART C—Hawaii Fisheries (§665.198 to §665.270) > 665.206—Gear restrictions.

665.206—Gear restrictions.

(a) Bottom trawls and bottom set gillnets. Fishing for Hawaii bottomfish and seamount groundfish MUS with bottom trawls and bottom set gillnets is prohibited.
(b) Possession of gear. Possession of a bottom trawl and bottom set gillnet by any vessel having a permit under § 665.203 or otherwise established to be fishing for Hawaii bottomfish or seamount groundfish MUS in the management subareas is prohibited.
(c) Poisons and explosives. The possession or use of any poisons, explosives, or intoxicating substances for the purpose of harvesting Hawaii bottomfish and seamount groundfish MUS is prohibited.