§ 648.50 Shell-height standard
§ 648.51 Gear and crew restrictions
§ 648.52 Possession and landing limits
§ 648.53 Overfishing limit (OFL), acceptable biological catch (ABC), annual catch limits (ACL), annual catch targets (ACT), annual projected landings (APL), DAS allocations, and individual fishing quotas (IFQ)
§ 648.54 State waters exemption
§ 648.55 Specifications and framework adjustments to management measures
§ 648.56 Scallop research
§ 648.59 Sea Scallop Rotational Area Management Program and Access Area Program requirements
§ 648.60 Sea Scallop Rotational Areas
§ 648.62 Northern Gulf of Maine (NGOM) Management Program
§ 648.63 General category Sectors and harvesting cooperatives
§ 648.64 Flounder Stock sub-ACLs and AMs for the scallop fishery
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Terms Used In CFR > Title 50 > Chapter VI > Part 648 > Subpart D - Management Measures for the Atlantic Sea Scallop Fishery

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