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Published: October 7, 2009
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NOAA's National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS) is projecting that the Federal Summer Period (May through October) commercial quota for the scup fishery will be fully harvested before the end of the quota period. Therefore, in order to avoid quota overages that would have to be deducted from the 2010 Summer Period quota, effective 0001 hours on Thursday, October 8, 2009, fishing vessels issued a Federal moratorium permit for the scup fishery may no longer land scup in any state from Maine through North Carolina for the remainder of the Summer Period.
This prohibition applies to federally permitted scup vessels, whether they fish for scup in Federal or state waters. Vessel owners issued Federal permits are reminded that they must continue to complete and submit vessel logbooks.
Additionally, dealers issued Federal dealer permits are reminded that they may not purchase scup from federally permitted vessels that land scup for the remainder of the Summer Period. Federally permitted dealers must continue to report all fish purchases from any vessel.
For more information, visit: http://www.nero.noaa.gov/nero/nr/nrdoc/09/09scupsumclosephl.pdf
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Published: October 7, 2009
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EmailNOAA's National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS) is projecting that the Federal Summer Period (May through October) commercial quota for the scup fishery will be fully harvested before the end of the quota period. Therefore, in order to avoid quota overages that would have to be deducted from the 2010 Summer Period quota, effective 0001 hours on Thursday, October 8, 2009, fishing vessels issued a Federal moratorium permit for the scup fishery may no longer land scup in any state from Maine through North Carolina for the remainder of the Summer Period.
This prohibition applies to federally permitted scup vessels, whether they fish for scup in Federal or state waters. Vessel owners issued Federal permits are reminded that they must continue to complete and submit vessel logbooks.
Additionally, dealers issued Federal dealer permits are reminded that they may not purchase scup from federally permitted vessels that land scup for the remainder of the Summer Period. Federally permitted dealers must continue to report all fish purchases from any vessel.
For more information, visit: http://www.nero.noaa.gov/nero/nr/nrdoc/09/09scupsumclosephl.pdf
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