Fish buyer
Fish buyer means, for the purposes of the cost recovery program specified at 660.115, (1) For the Shorebased IFQ Program, the IFQ first receiver as defined in 660.111. (2) For the MS Co-op Program, the owner of a vessel registered to an MS permit, the operator of a vessel registered to an MS permit, and the owner of the MS permit registered to that vessel. All three parties shall be jointly and severally responsible for fulfilling the obligations of a fish buyer. (3) For the C/P Co-op Program, the owner of a vessel registered to a C/P-endorsed limited entry trawl permit, the operator of a vessel registered to a C/P-endorsed limited entry trawl permit, and the owner of the C/P-endorsed limited entry trawl permit registered to that vessel. All three parties shall be jointly and severally responsible for fulfilling the obligations of a fish buyer.