# American Lobster Fishery; Emergency Gear Conflict Regulations
> **Bureau of Industry and Security** · Emergency interim rule. · Published 1996-03-27 · 61 FR 13454
## Document
- **Document number:** 96-7317
- **Category:** bis-export-control
- **Sub-agency:** Bureau of Industry and Security
- **Federal Register citation:** 61 FR 13454
- **CFR reference:** 50 CFR 649
- **Publication date:** 1996-03-27
- **Commerce docket:** Docket No. 960304058-6058-01
## Abstract

NMFS, by emergency interim rule, amends the regulations implementing the American Lobster Fishery Management Plan (FMP). This emergency rule implements a prohibition on mobile gear vessels fishing in newly defined Restricted Gear Areas I and II; a prohibition on lobster pot vessels fishing in and lobster pots in newly defined Restricted Gear Area III; and a requirement that all mobile gear vessels in Restricted Gear Areas I and II and all lobster pot (fixed gear) vessels in Restricted Gear Area III stow their gear while transiting the restricted gear areas. The intended effect is to reduce gear losses caused by use of fixed and mobile gear simultaneously in the same area.

## Source
- [Federal Register document](https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/1996/03/27/96-7317/american-lobster-fishery-emergency-gear-conflict-regulations)
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