NATIONAL OCEANIC AND ATMOSPHERIC ADMINISTRATION ISSUES NOTICE: FISHERIES OF THE CARIBBEAN, GULF OF AMERICA, AND SOUTH ATLANTIC; REEF FISH FISHERY OF THE GULF AND COASTAL MIGRATORY PELAGIC FISHERY OF THE GULF AND ATLANTIC REGION; REQUEST FOR AN EXEMPTED FISHING PERMIT

WASHINGTON, Oct. 28 -- National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration has issued a notice called: Fisheries of the Caribbean, Gulf of America, and South Atlantic; Reef Fish Fishery of the Gulf and Coastal Migratory Pelagic Fishery of the Gulf and Atlantic Region; Request for an Exempted Fishing Permit.

The notice was published in the Federal Register on Oct. 28 by Shannon Bettridge, Acting Director, Office of Sustainable Fisheries, National Marine Fisheries Service.

Summary: NMFS announces the receipt of an application for an exempted fishing permit (EFP) to support cooperative research activities funded by the NOAA RESTORE Science Program to verify, characterize, monitor, and model multi-species fish spawning aggregations in Federal wat...