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VMS Reimbursement Program News
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Published: May 10, 2008
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Grant funds are available to eligible vessel owners/operators who have purchased a VMS unit to comply with fishery regulations requiring the use of a VMS unit. The funds will be used to reimburse owners/operators for the purchase price of the VMS unit up to $3,100. In the Northeast Region, the reimbursement program extends to the following implementations: Framework 17 to the General Category Scallop FMP; Framework 42 to the Multispecies FMP; Framework 1 to the Surfclam/Ocean Quahog FMP; and Amendment 11 to the General Category Scallop FMP. VMS units activated prior to July 5, 2006 are not longer eligible for reimbursement. Call the VMS Support Center at 1-888-219-9228 to verify eligibility. Information is also available on the Pacific States Marine Fisheries Commission website at http://www.psmfc.org or see the Federal Register notice of May 6, 2008.

for more information see NOAA Fisheries Northeast Region VMS information.

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