NATIONAL OCEANIC AND ATMOSPHERIC ADMINISTRATION ISSUES NOTICE: MAGNUSON-STEVENS FISHERY CONSERVATION AND MANAGEMENT ACT; GENERAL PROVISIONS FOR DOMESTIC FISHERIES; APPLICATIONS FOR EXEMPTED FISHING PERMITS

WASHINGTON, April 16 -- National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration has issued a notice called: Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation and Management Act; General Provisions for Domestic Fisheries; Applications for Exempted Fishing Permits.

The notice was published in the Federal Register on April 16 by Kelly Denit, Director, Office of Sustainable Fisheries, National Marine Fisheries Service.

Summary: NMFS received an exempted fishing permit (EFP) application for U.S. West Coast highly migratory species (HMS) fisheries that warrants further consideration at this time. The EFP applicant requests exemptions from regulatory provisions pertaining to the use of authorized gear types under the Fishery Management Plan for U.S. West Coast Fish...