{"data":{"id":"us/50-cfr-660.516","jurisdiction":"us","citation":"50 CFR 660.516","heading":"Exempted fishing.","body":"(a) General. In the interest of developing an efficient and productive fishery for CPS, the Regional Administrator may issue exempted fishing permits (EFP) for the harvest of CPS that otherwise would be prohibited.\n(b) No exempted fishing for CPS may be conducted unless authorized by an EFP issued for the participating vessel in accordance with the criteria and procedures specified in § 600.745 of this chapter.","path":["Title 50—Wildlife and Fisheries","CHAPTER VI—FISHERY CONSERVATION AND MANAGEMENT, NATIONAL OCEANIC AND ATMOSPHERIC ADMINISTRATION, DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE","PART 660—FISHERIES OFF WEST COAST STATES","Subpart I—Coastal Pelagics Fisheries"],"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":"210e958cb277d6ef5d14bec4b8b8243ce480e44a0050e0eb0f8ded59f350046c","source_id":"us-cfr","stale":true,"prev":"us/50-cfr-660.515","next":"us/50-cfr-660.517"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}