C.F.R. » Title 50 » CHAPTER II—NATIONAL MARINE FISHERIES SERVICE, NATIONAL OCEANIC AND ATMOSPHERIC ADMINISTRATION, DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE › SUBCHAPTER C—MARINE MAMMALS › PART 224—ENDANGERED MARINE AND ANADROMOUS SPECIES

50 C.F.R. § 224.104

Special requirements for fishing activities to protect endangered sea turtles

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(a) Shrimp fishermen in the southeastern United States and the Gulf of America who comply with rules for threatened sea turtles specified in § 223.206 of this chapter will not be subject to civil penalties under the Act for incidental captures of endangered sea turtles by shrimp trawl gear.

(b) Summer flounder fishermen in the Summer flounder fishery-sea turtle protection area who comply with rules for threatened sea turtles specified in § 223.206 of this chapter will not be subject to civil penalties under the Act for incidental captures of endangered sea turtles by summer flounder gear.

(c) Special prohibitions relating to sea turtles are provided at § 223.206(d).

[64 FR 14066, Mar. 23, 1999, as amended at 66 FR 44552, Aug. 24, 2001; 66 FR 67496, Dec. 31, 2001; 68 FR 8471, Feb. 21, 2003; 69 FR 18453, Apr. 7, 2004; 72 FR 31757, June 8, 2007; 90 FR 38002, Aug. 7, 2025]
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Cited in 1 case (1 in the last 5 years), 2025–2025 · leading case: Louisiana Shrimp Ass'n v. Biden (E.D. La. 2025).
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Louisiana Shrimp Ass'n v. Biden (E.D. La. 2025). “206; 50 CFR 224.104) are followed.” AR009464. 12 Rec.”
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