{"data":{"id":"us/50-cfr-622.302","jurisdiction":"us","citation":"50 CFR 622.302","heading":"Minimum mesh size.","body":"(a) The minimum allowable mesh size for a net used to fish for pelagic sargassum in the South Atlantic EEZ is 4.0 inches (10.2 cm), stretched mesh, and such net must be attached to a frame no larger than 4 ft by 6 ft (1.2 m by 1.8 m). A vessel in the South Atlantic EEZ with a net on board that does not meet these requirements may not possess any pelagic sargassum.\n(b) [Reserved]","path":["Title 50—Wildlife and Fisheries","CHAPTER VI—FISHERY CONSERVATION AND MANAGEMENT, NATIONAL OCEANIC AND ATMOSPHERIC ADMINISTRATION, DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE","PART 622—FISHERIES OF THE CARIBBEAN, GULF OF AMERICA, AND SOUTH ATLANTIC","Subpart N—Pelagic Sargassum Habitat of the South Atlantic Region"],"source_url":"https://www.ecfr.gov/api/versioner/v1/full/2026-08-25/title-50.xml","current_through":"2026-08-25","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T02:26:39Z","sha256":"221231b48835d1ece4bc65460b52bf4b8322088ece5d45470e0fd0ce71ef2aa1","source_id":"us-cfr","stale":true,"prev":"us/50-cfr-622.301","next":"us/50-cfr-622.303"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}