§ 697.1 Purpose and scope.

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Title 50 CFR: 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 › § 697.1: § 697.1 Purpose and scope.

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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.

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