{"data":{"id":"us/50-cfr-665.261","jurisdiction":"us","citation":"50 CFR 665.261","heading":"Definitions.","body":"As used in §§ 665.260 through 665.270:\nHawaii precious coral ecosystem component species (Hawaii precious coral ECS) means those species identified as ECS in the Hawaii FEP.\nHawaii precious coral management unit species (Hawaii precious coral MUS) means the following species:\nCommon name Scientific name\nPink coral Pleurocorallium secundum.\nRed coral Hemicorallium laauense.\nGold coral Kulamanamana haumeaae.\nBamboo coral Acanella sp.\nBlack coral Antipathes griggi, Antipathes grandis, Myriopathes ulex.\nHawaii precious coral permit area means the area encompassing the precious coral beds within the EEZ around Hawaii. Each bed is designated by a permit area code and assigned to one of the following four categories:\n(1) Established beds. (i) Makapu'u (Oahu), Permit Area E-B-1, includes the area within a radius of 2.0 nm of a point at 21°18.0′ N. lat., 157°32.5′ W. long.\n(ii) Au'au Channel (Maui), Permit Area E-B-2, includes the area west and south of a point at 21°10′ N. lat., 156°40′ W. long., and east of a point at 21° N. lat., 157° W. long., and west and north of a point at 20°45′ N. lat., 156°40′ W. long.\n(2) Conditional beds. (i) Keahole Point (Hawaii), Permit Area C-B-1, includes the area within a radius of 0.5 nm of a point at 19°46.0′ N. lat., 156°06.0′ W. long.\n(ii) Kaena Point (Oahu), Permit Area C-B-2, includes the area within a radius of 0.5 nm of a point at 21°35.4′ N. lat., 158°22.9′ W. long.\n(iii) Brooks Bank, Permit Area C-B-3, includes the area within a radius of 2.0 nm of a point at 24°06.0′ N. lat., 166°48.0′ W. long.\n(iv) 180 Fathom Bank, Permit Area C-B-4, N.W. of Kure Atoll, includes the area within a radius of 2.0 nm of a point at 28°50.2′ N. lat., 178°53.4′ W. long.\n(3) Refugia. Westpac Bed, Permit Area R-1, includes the area within a radius of 2.0 nm of a point at 23°18′ N. lat., 162°35′ W. long.\n(4) Exploratory areas. Permit Area X-P-H includes all coral beds, other than established beds, conditional beds, or refugia, in the EEZ seaward of the State of Hawaii.","path":["Title 50—Wildlife and Fisheries","CHAPTER VI—FISHERY CONSERVATION AND MANAGEMENT, NATIONAL OCEANIC AND ATMOSPHERIC ADMINISTRATION, DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE","PART 665—FISHERIES IN THE WESTERN PACIFIC","Subpart C—Hawaii 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":"c7fd78ae5178cf3c7886a75781b2a7cbf629a495e5055115f97c8d424b3a665a","source_id":"us-cfr","stale":true,"prev":"us/50-cfr-665.260","next":"us/50-cfr-665.262"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}