665.401—Definitions.
As used in §§ 665.400 through 665.419:
CNMI commercial bottomfish permit means the permit required by § 665.404(a)(2) to engage in commercial fishing for Mariana bottomfish MUS in the CNMI management subarea.
Guam bottomfish permit means the permit required by § 665.404(a)(1) to use a large vessel to fish for, land, or transship Mariana bottomfish MUS shoreward of the outer boundary of the Guam subarea of the Mariana fishery management area.
Mariana bottomfish management unit species (Mariana bottomfish MUS) means the following fish:
| Local name Chamorro/Carolinian | English common name | Scientific name |
|---|---|---|
| Lehi/maroobw | red snapper, silvermouth | Aphareus rutilans. |
| Gogunafon/aiwe | gray snapper, jobfish | Aprion virescens. |
| Tarakitu/etam | Giant trevally, jack | Caranx ignobilis. |
| Tarakiton attelong/orong | Black trevally, jack | Caranx lugubris. |
| Gadao/meteyil | blacktip grouper | Epinephelus fasciatus. |
| Bueli/bwele | lunartail grouper | Variola louti. |
| Buninas agaga'/falaghal moroobw | red snapper | Etelis carbunculus. |
| Abuninas/taighulupegh | red snapper | Etelis coruscans. |
| Mafuti/atigh | redgill emperor | Lethrinus rubrioperculatus. |
| Mafuti/loot | Ambon emperor | Lethrinus amboinensis. |
| Funai/saas | blueline snapper | Lutjanus kasmira. |
| Buninas/falaghal-maroobw | yellowtail snapper | Pristipomoides auricilla. |
| Buninas or pakapaka/falaghal-maroobw | pink snapper | Pristipomoides filamentosus. |
| Buninas/falaghal-maroobw | yelloweye snapper | Pristipomoides flavipinnis. |
| pink snapper | Pristipomoides seiboldii. | |
| Buninas rayao amariyu/falaghal-maroobw | snapper | Pristipomoides zonatus. |
| Tarakiton tadong/Meseyugh | amberjack | Seriola dumerili. |