{"data":{"id":"us/50-cfr-697.1","jurisdiction":"us","citation":"50 CFR 697.1","heading":"Purpose and scope.","body":"The regulations in this part are issued under the authority of section 804(b) of the Atlantic Coastal Fisheries Cooperative Management Act, 16 U.S.C. 5101 et seq., and section 6 of the Atlantic Striped Bass Conservation Act Appropriations Authorization, 16 U.S.C. 1851 note, and govern fishing in the EEZ on the Atlantic Coast for species covered by those acts.","path":["Title 50—Wildlife and Fisheries","CHAPTER VI—FISHERY CONSERVATION AND MANAGEMENT, NATIONAL OCEANIC AND ATMOSPHERIC ADMINISTRATION, DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE","PART 697—ATLANTIC COASTAL FISHERIES COOPERATIVE MANAGEMENT","Subpart A—General Provisions"],"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":"883abe085b4fe9ec63b86728b6ea71a74f6720de0546cba539a8d1df9ed83e6f","source_id":"us-cfr","stale":true,"prev":"us/50-cfr-table-10-to-part-680","next":"us/50-cfr-697.2"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}