[Code of Federal Regulations] [Title 50, Volume 9] [Revised as of January 1, 2006] From the U.S. Government Printing Office via GPO Access [CITE: 50CFR665.609] [Page 282-286] TITLE 50--WILDLIFE AND FISHERIES DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE (CONTINUED) PART 665_FISHERIES IN THE WESTERN PACIFIC--Table of Contents Subpart G_Western Pacific Coral Reef Ecosystem Fisheries Sec. 665.609 Annual reports (a) Annual reports. By July 31 of each year, a Council-appointed coral reef ecosystem plan team will prepare an annual report on coral reef fisheries of the western Pacific region. The report will contain, among other things, fishery performance data, summaries of new information and assessments of need for Council action. (b) Recommendation for Council action. (1) The Council will evaluate the annual report and advisory body recommendations and may recommend management action by either the state/territorial/commonwealth governments or by Federal regulation; (2) If the Council believes that management action should be considered, it will make specific recommendations to the Regional Administrator after considering the views of its advisory bodies. Table 1 to Part 665--Quotas for Precious Corals Permit Areas ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Number Name of coral bed Type of bed Harvest quota of years ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Makapu'u Established P--2,000 kg 2 ............ G--Zero (0 kg) n/a ............ B--500 kg 2 Ke-ahole Point Conditional P--67 kg 1 ............ G--20 kg 1 ............ B--17 kg 1 Kaena Point Conditional P--67 kg 1 ............ G--20 kg 1 ............ B--17 kg 1 Brooks Bank Conditional P--17 kg 1 ............ G--133 kg 1 ............ B--111 kg 1 180 Fathom Bank Conditional P--222 kg 1 ............ G--67 kg 1 ............ B--56 kg 1 Westpac Bed Refugium Zero (0 kg) n/a Hawaii, American, Samoa, Guam, Exploratory X--1,000 kg (all 1 U.S. Pacific Island species combined possessions. except black corals) per area ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Notes: 1. Types of corals: P = Pink G = Gold B = Bamboo 2. No authorized fishing for coral in refugia [67 FR 11945, Mar. 18, 2002] Table 2 to Part 665--Currently Harvested Coral Reef Taxa ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Family name Common name (scientific name) ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Acanthuridae (Surgeonfishes)........... Orange-spot surgeonfish (Acanthurus olivaceus) Yellowfin surgeonfish (Acanthurus xanthopterus) Convict tang (Acanthurus triostegus) Eye-striped surgeonfish (Acanthurus dussumieri) Blue-lined surgeon (Acanthurus nigroris) Whitebar surgeonfish (Acanthurus leucopareius) Blue-banded surgeonfish (Acanthurus lineatus) Blackstreak surgeonfish (Acanthurus nigricauda) Whitecheek surgeonfish (Acanthurus nigricans) White-spotted surgeonfish (Acanthurus guttatus) Ringtail surgeonfish (Acanthurus blochii) Brown surgeonfish (Acanthurus nigrofuscus) Elongate surgeonfish (Acanthurus mata) Mimic surgeonfish (Acanthurus pyroferus) Yellow-eyed surgeonfish (Ctenochaetus strigousus) Striped bristletooth (Ctenochaetus striatus) Twospot bristletooth (Ctenochaetus binotatus Bluespine unicornfish (Naso unicornus) Orangespine unicornfish (Naso lituratus) Humpnose unicornfish (Naso tuberosus) Black tongue unicornfish (Naso hexacanthus) Bignose unicornfish (Naso vlamingii) Whitemargin unicornfish (Naso annulatus) Spotted unicornfish (Naso brevirostris) Humpback unicornfish (Naso brachycentron) Barred unicornfish (Naso thynnoides) Gray unicornfish (Naso caesius) Balistidae (Triggerfishes)............. Titan triggerfish (Balistoides viridescens) Clown triggerfish (Balistoides conspicillum) Orangstriped triggerfish (Balistapus undulatus) Pinktail triggerfish (Melichthys vidua) Black triggerfish (Melichtys niger) Blue Triggerfish (Pseudobalistesfucus fucus) Picassofish (Rhinecanthus aculeatus) [[Page 283]] Wedged Picassofish (Balistoides rectangulus) Bridled triggerfish (Sufflamen fraenatus) Carangidae (Jacks)..................... Bigeye scad (Selar crumenophthalmus) Mackerel scad (Decapterus macarellus) Carcharhinidae (Sharks)................ Grey reef shark (Carcharhinus amblyrhynchos) Silvertip shark (Carcharhinus albimarginatus) Galapagos shark (Carcharhinus galapagenis) Blacktip reef shark (Carcharhinus melanopterus) Whitetip reef shark (Triaenodon obesus) Holocentridae (Soldierfish/ Bigscale soldierfish Squirrelfish). (Myripristis berndti) Bronze soldierfish (Myripristis adusta) Blotcheye soldierfish (Myripristis murdjan) Brick soldierfish (Myripristis amaena) Scarlet soldierfish (Myripristis pralinia) Violet soldierfish (Myripristis violacea) Whitetip soldierfish (Myripristis vittata) Yellowfin soldierfish (Myripristis chryseres) Pearly soldierfish (Myripristis kuntee) Double tooth squirrel fish (Myripristis hexagona) Tailspot squirrelfish (Sargocentron caudimaculatum) Blackspot squirrelfish (Sargocentron melanospilos) File-lined squirrelfish (Sargocentron microstoma) Pink squirrelfish (Sargocentron tieroides) Crown squirrelfish (Sargocentron diadema) Peppered squirrelfish (Sargocentron punctatissimum) Blue-lined squirrelfish (Sargocentron tiere) Hawaiian squirrelfish (Sargocentron xantherythrum) Squirrelfish (Sargocentron furcatum) Saber or Long jaw squirrelfish (Sargocentron spiniferum) Spotfin squirrelfish (Neoniphon spp.) Kuhliidae (Flag-tails)................. Hawaiian flag-tail (Kuhlia sandvicensis) Barred flag-tail (Kuhlia mugil) Kyphosidae Rudderfish.................. Rudderfish (Kyphosus biggibus) Rudderfish (Kyphosus cinerascens) Rudderfish (Kyphosus vaigienses) Labridae (Wrasses)..................... Saddleback hogfish (Bodianus bilunulatus) Napoleon wrasse (Cheilinus undulatus) Triple-tail wrasse (Cheilinus trilobatus) Floral wrasse (Cheilinus chlorourus) Harlequin tuskfish (Cheilinus fasciatus) Ring-tailed wrasse (Oxycheilinus unifasciatus) Bandcheek wrasse (Oxycheilinus diagrammus) Arenatus wrasse (Oxycheilinus arenatus) Razor wrasse (Xyricthys pavo) Whitepatch wrasse (Xyrichtes aneitensis) Cigar wrasse (Cheilio inermis) Blackeye thicklip (Hemigymnus melapterus) Barred thicklip (Hemigymnus fasciatus) Three-spot wrasse (Halichoeres trimaculatus) Checkerboard wrasse (Halichoeres hortulanus) Weedy surge wrasse (Halichoeres margaritacous) Goldstripe wrasse(Halichoeres zeylonicus) Surge wrasse (Thalassoma purpureum) Red ribbon wrasse (Thalassoma quinquevittatum) Sunset wrasse (Thalassoma lutescens) Longface wrasse (Hologynmosus doliatus) Rockmover wrasse (Novaculichthys taeniourus) Mullidae (Goatfishes).................. Yellow goatfish (Mulloidichthys spp.) Orange goatfish (Mulloidichthys pfleugeri) Yellowfin goatfish (Mulloidichthys vanicolensis) Yellowstripe goatfish (Mulloidichthys flaviolineatus) Banded goatfish (Parupeneus spp.) Dash-dot goatfish (Parupeneus barberinus) Doublebar goatfish (Parupeneus bifasciatus) Redspot goatfish (Parupeneus heptacanthus) White-lined goatfish (Parupeneus ciliatus) Yellowsaddle goatfish (Parupeneus cyclostomas) Side-spot goatfish (Parupeneus pleurostigma) Indian goatfish (Parupeneus indicus) Multi-barred goatfish (Parupeneus multifaciatus) Bantail goatfish (Upeneus arge) Mugilidae (Mullets).................... Stripped mullet (Mugil cephalus) Engel's mullet (Moolgarda engeli) False mullet (Neomyxus leuciscus) [[Page 284]] Fringelip mullet (Crenimugil crenilabis) Muraenidae (Moray ells)................ Yellowmargin moray eel (Gymnothorax flavimarginatus) Giant moray eel (Gymnothorax javanicus) Undulated moray eel (Gymnothorax undulatus) Octopodidae............................ Octopus (Octopus cyanea; Octopus ornatus) Polynemidae............................ Threadfin (Polydactylus sexfilis) Pricanthidae (Bigeye).................. Glasseye (Heteropriacanthus cruentatus) Bigeye (Priacanthus hamrur) Scaridae (Parrotfishes)................ Humphead parrotfish (Bulbometapon muracatum) Parrotfish (Scarus spp.) Pacific longnose parrotfish (Hipposcarus longiceps) Stareye parrotfish (Catolomus carolinus) Scombridae............................. Dogtooth tuna (Gymnosarda unicolor) Siganidae (Rabbitfish)................. Forktail rabbitfish (Siganus aregentus) Golden rabbitfish (Siganus guttatus) Gold-spot rabbitfish (Siganus punctatissimus) Randall's rabbitfish (Siganus randalli) Scribbled rabbitfish (Siganus spinus) Vermiculate rabbitfish (Siganus vermiculatus) Sphyraenidae (Barracuda)............... Heller's barracuda (Sphyraena helleri) Great Barracuda (Sphyraena barracuda) Turbinidae (turban shells/green snails) Green snails (Turbo spp.) Aquarium Taxa/Species.................. Acanthuridae Yellow tang (Zebrasoma flavescens) Yellow-eyed surgeon fish (Ctenochaetus strigosus) Achilles tang (Acanthurus achilles) Muraenidae Dragon eel (Enchelycore pardalis) Zanclidae Morrish idol (Zanclus cornutus) Pomacanthidae Angelfish (Centropyge shepardi, Centropyge flavissimus) Cirrhitidae Flame hawkfish (Neocirrhitus armatus) Chaetodontidae Butterflyfish (Chaetodon auriga, Chaetodon lunula, Chaetodon melannotus, Chaetodon ephippium) Pomacentridae Damselfish (Chromis viridis, Dascyllus aruanus, Dascyllus trimaculatus) Sabellidae Featherduster worm ------------------------------------------------------------------------ [69 FR 8346, Feb. 24, 2004] Table 3 to Part 665--Potentially Harvested Coral Reef Taxa Table 4 to Part 665--Potentially Harvested Coral Reef Taxa ------------------------------------------------------------------------ ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Labridae spp. (wrasses) (Those species Ephippidae (batfish) not listed in Table 3). Carcharhinidae spp. Sphyrnidae spp. Monodactylidae (monos) (Those species not listed in Table 3). Dasyatididae, Myliobatidae, Mobulidae Haemulidae (sweetlips) (rays). Serranidae spp. (groupers) (Those Echineididae (remoras) species not listed in Table 3 or are not bottomfish management unit species). Carangidae (jacks/trevallies) (Those Malacanthidae (tilefish) species not listed in Table 3 or are not bottomfish management unit species). Acanthoclinidae (spiny basslets) Holocentridae spp. (soldierfish/ Pseudochromidae (dottybacks) squirrelfish) (Those species not listed in Table 3). Mullidae spp. (goatfish) (Those species Plesiopidae (prettyfins) not listed in Table 3). Acanthuridae spp. (surgeonfish/ Tetrarogidae (waspfish) unicornfish) (Those species not listed in Table 3). [[Page 285]] Lethrinidae spp. (emperor fish) (Those Caracanthidae (coral crouchers) species not listed in Table 3 or are not bottomfish management unit species). Chlopsidae, Congridae, Moringuidae, Grammistidae (soapfish) Ophichthidae (eels) Muraenidae (morays eels) (Those species not listed in Table 3). Apogonidae (cardinalfish).............. Aulostomus chinensis (trumpetfish) Zanclidae spp. (moorish idols) (Those Fistularia commersoni species not listed in Table 3). (coronetfish) Chaetodontidae spp. (butterflyfish) Anomalopidae (flashlightfish) (Those species not listed in Table 3). Pomacanthidae spp. (angelfish) (Those Clupeidae (herrings) species not listed in Table 3). Pomacentridae spp. (damselfish) (Those Engraulidae (anchovies) species not listed in Table 3). Scorpaenidae (scorpionfish)............ Gobiidae (gobies) Blenniidae (blennies).................. Lutjanidae (snappers) (Those species that are not listed in Table 3 or are not bottomfish management unit species) Sphyraenidae spp. (barracudas) (Those Ballistidae/Monocanthidae spp. species not listed in Table 3). (Those species not listed in Table 3) Pinguipedidae (sandperches)............ Siganidae spp. (rabbit fish) (Those species not listed in Table 3) Gymnosarda unicolor.................... Kyphosidae spp. (rudderfish) (Those species not listed in Table 3) Bothidae/Soleidae/Pleurnectidae Caesionidae (fusiliers) (flounder/sole). Ostraciidae (trunkfish)................ Cirrhitidae (hawkfish) (Those species not listed in Table 3 Tetradontidae/Diodontidae (puffer/ Antennariidae (frogfishes) porcupinefish). Syngnathidae (pipefishes/ seahorses) Stony corals........................... Echinoderms (e.g., sea cucumbers, sea urchins) Heliopora (blue corals)................ Mollusca (Those species not listed in Table 3) Tubipora (organpipe corals)............ Sea Snails (gastropods) (Those species not listed in Table 3) Azooxanthellates (ahermatypic corals).. Trochus spp. Fungiidae (mushroom corals)............ Opistobranchs (sea slugs) Small and large polyp corals........... Pinctada margaritifera (black lipped pearl oyster) Millepora (firecorals)................. Tridacnidae (giant clams) Soft corals and Gorgonians............. Other Bivalves (other clams) Actinaria (anemones)................... Cephalopods Zoanthinaria (soft zoanthid corals).... Crustaceans (Lobsters, Shrimps/ mantis shrimps, true crabs and hermit crabs (not listed as crustacean management unit species) Sponges (Porifera)..................... Stylasteridae (lace corals) Hydrozoans............................. Solanderidae (hydroid corals) Bryozoans.............................. Annelids (segmented worms) (Those species not listed in Table 3) Algae (seaweeds) Tunicates (sea squirts)................ Live rock ------------------------------------------------------------------------ [[Page 286]] All other coral reef ecosystem management unit species that are marine plants, invertebrates, and fishes that are not listed in Table 3 or are not bottomfish management unit species, crustacean management unit species, Pacific pelagic management unit species, precious coral or seamount groundfish. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ [69 FR 8346, Feb. 24, 2004] Figure 1 to Part 665--Carapace Length of Lobsters [GRAPHIC] [TIFF OMITTED] TR02JY96.035 Figure 2 to Part 665--Length of Fishing Vessel [GRAPHIC] [TIFF OMITTED] TR30JA02.042 [61 FR 34572, July 2, 1996, as amended at 67 FR 4371, Jan. 30, 2002] [[Page 287]]