{"data":{"id":"us/50-cfr-table-19-to-part-679","jurisdiction":"us","citation":"50 CFR Table 19 to Part 679","heading":"Table 19 to Part 679—Seabird Avoidance Gear Codes","body":"VESSEL LOGBOOK\nCODE SEABIRD AVOIDANCE GEAR OR METHOD.\n1 Paired Streamer Lines: Used during deployment of hook-and-line gear to prevent birds from taking hooks. Two streamer lines used, one on each side of the main groundline. Each streamer line consists of three components: a length of line, streamers attached along a portion of the length and one or more float devices at the terminal end. See performance and material standards at § 679.24(e)(4)(iii).\n2 Single Streamer Line: Used during deployment of hook-and-line gear to prevent birds from taking hooks. The streamer line consists of three components: a length of line, streamers attached along a portion of the length and one or more float devices at the terminal end. See performance and material standards at § 679.24(e)(4)(ii).\n3 Single Streamer Line, used with Snap Gear: Used during the deployment of snap gear to prevent birds from taking hooks. The streamer line consists of three components: a length of line, streamers attached along a portion of the length and one or more float devices at the terminal end. See performance and material standards at § 679.24(e)(4)(iv).\n4 Buoy Bag Line: Used during the deployment of hook-and-line gear to prevent birds from taking hooks. A buoy bag line consists of two components: a length of line (without streamers attached) and one or more float devices at the terminal end. See performance and material standards at § 679.24(e)(4)(i).\nOther Device used in conjunction with Single Streamer Line or Buoy Bag Line\n5 Add weights to groundline: Applying weights to the groundline for the purpose of sinking the hook-and-line gear more quickly and preventing seabirds from accessing the baited hooks.\n6 Additional Buoy Bag Line or Single Streamer Line: Using a second buoy bag line or streamer line for the purpose of enhancing the effectiveness of these deterrent devices at preventing seabirds from accessing baited hooks.\n7 Strategic Offal Discharge: Discharging fish, fish parts (i.e., offal) or spent bait for the purpose of distracting seabirds away from the main groundline while setting gear.\nAdditional Device Used\n8 Night Fishing: Setting hook-and-line gear during dark (night time hours).\nLine Shooter: A hydraulic device designed to deploy hook-and-line gear at a speed slightly faster than the vessel's speed during setting.\nLining Tube: A device used to deploy hook-and-line gear through an underwater-setting device.\nOther (Describe)\n9 No Deterrent Used Due to Weather. [See weather exceptions at § 679.24(e)(4)(i), (e)(4)(ii)(B), (e)(4)(iii)(B), (e)(4)(iv)(B), and (e)(4)(v).]\n0 No Deterrent Used.","path":["Title 50—Wildlife and Fisheries","CHAPTER VI—FISHERY CONSERVATION AND MANAGEMENT, NATIONAL OCEANIC AND ATMOSPHERIC ADMINISTRATION, DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE","PART 679—FISHERIES OF THE EXCLUSIVE ECONOMIC ZONE OFF ALASKA"],"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":"ea512107e19dd033f8e118e10126b60aa9316b66c1d384a189cc3592ce3d6c53","source_id":"us-cfr","stale":true,"prev":"us/50-cfr-table-18-to-part-679","next":"us/50-cfr-table-20-to-part-679"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}