{"data":{"id":"us/50-cfr-648.203","jurisdiction":"us","citation":"50 CFR 648.203","heading":"Gear restrictions.","body":"(a) Midwater trawl gear may only be used by a vessel issued a valid herring permit in the GOM/GB Exemption Area as defined in § 648.80(a)(17), provided it complies with the midwater trawl gear exemption requirements specified under the NE multispecies regulations at § 648.80(d), including issuance of a Letter of Authorization.\n(b) Purse seine gear may only be used by a vessel issued a valid herring permit in the GOM/GB Exemption Area as defined in § 648.80(a)(17), provided it complies with the purse seine exemption requirements specified under the NE multispecies requirements at § 648.80(e), including issuance of a Letter of Authorization.","path":["Title 50—Wildlife and Fisheries","CHAPTER VI—FISHERY CONSERVATION AND MANAGEMENT, NATIONAL OCEANIC AND ATMOSPHERIC ADMINISTRATION, DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE","PART 648—FISHERIES OF THE NORTHEASTERN UNITED STATES","Subpart K—Management Measures for the Atlantic Herring Fishery"],"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":"a73237d6dbe8912773ef5b3ac6d062018241401f379ad34caa36537e4744c090","source_id":"us-cfr","stale":true,"prev":"us/50-cfr-648.202","next":"us/50-cfr-648.204"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}