50 CFR § 300.100-300.116 - International Fisheries Regulations - Antarctic Marine Living Resources.

This Subpart implements the Antarctic Marine Living Resources Convention Act of 1984 and regulates the harvesting of Antarctic marine living resources or other associated activities by any person subject to the jurisdiction of the United States or by any vessel of the United States and the importation into the United States of any Antarctic marine living resource. Any person subject to the jurisdiction of the United States must apply for and be granted an entry permit authorizing specific activities prior to entering a CCAMLR Ecosystem Monitoring Program (CEMP) Protected Site designated in accordance with the CCAMLR Conservation Measure describing the Procedures for According Protection for CEMP Sites. Holders of permits are not permitted to undertake any activities within a CEMP Protected Site that are not in compliance with the provisions of: (1) The Antarctic Treaty, including the Agreed Measures for the Conservation of Antarctic Fauna and Flora (including the Protocol on the Environmental Protection to the Antarctic Treaty and its Annexes when it enters into force), as implemented under by the ACA and any superseding legislation. (Persons interested in conducting activities subject to the Antarctic Treaty or the Protocol should contact the Office of Polar Programs, NSF); (2) The Convention for the Conservation of Antarctic Seals; (3) The Convention and its Conservation Measures in force, implemented under the Act.
The Subpart also provides with respect to, among other things: harvesting permits, fishing gear specifications, exploratory fisheries, reporting and recordkeeping requirements, vessel and gear identification, a vessel monitoring system for U.S. vessels, scientific observers, protection of marine mammals and endangered species, Antarctic Marine Living Resources (AMLR) dealer permits and enforcement measures. In no event may a marine mammal be imported into the United States unless authorized and accompanied by an import permit issued under the Marine Mammal Protection Act and/or the Endangered Species Act.