(a) Non-commercial fishing -
(1) Applicability. Except as provided in section 665.934(d), a vessel that is used to non-commercially fish for, take, retain, or possess MUS in the Monument must be registered for use with a permit issued pursuant to §§ 665.603, 665.624, 665.642, 665.662, 665.801(f), or 665.801(g).
(2) Terms and conditions. Customary exchange of fish harvested in the Monument is prohibited.
(b) Pacific Remote Islands Monument recreational charter permit -
(1) Applicability. Except as provided in § 665.934(d), both the owner and operator of a vessel that is chartered to recreationally fish for, take, retain, or possess MUS in the Monument must have a permit issued under this section, and the permit must be registered for use with that vessel. Charter boat customers are not required to obtain a permit.
(2) Terms and conditions.
(i) The sale or exchange through barter or trade of fish caught by a charter boat fishing in the Monument is prohibited.
(ii) Customary exchange of fish harvested under a Monument recreational charter permit is prohibited.
(c) Application. An application for a permit required under this section must be submitted to PIRO as described in § 665.13.
(d) Transfer. A permit issued under this section is not transferrable.
(e) Reporting and recordkeeping. The operator of a vessel subject to the requirements of this section must comply with the terms and conditions described in § 665.14.
[78 FR 33003, June 3, 2013, as amended at 78 FR 39583, July 2, 2013]