Permit year
Permit year means:
(1) For the Atlantic deep-sea red crab fishery, from March 1 through the last day of February of the following year;
(2) Beginning in 2018, for the Atlantic sea scallop fishery, from April 1 through the last day of March of the following year (for 2017, the Atlantic sea scallop permit year will be from March 1, 2017, through March 31, 2018);
(3) For all other fisheries in this part, from May 1 through April 30 of the following year.
Source
50 CFR § 648.2
Scoping language
In addition to the definitions in the Magnuson Act and in 600.10 of this chapter, the terms used in this part have the following meanings: