WASHINGTON, March 9 -- National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration has issued a notice called: Magnuson-Stevens Act Provisions; General Provisions for Domestic Fisheries; Application for Exempted Fishing Permits.
The notice was published in the Federal Register on March 9 by David R. Blankinship, Acting Director, Office of Sustainable Fisheries, National Marine Fisheries Service.
Summary: The Assistant Regional Administrator for Sustainable Fisheries, Greater Atlantic Regional Fisheries Office (GARFO), NMFS, has made a preliminary determination that an Exempted Fishing Permit (EFP) application contains all of the required information and warrants further consideration. The EFP would allow federally permitted fishing vessels to fish ou...