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Magnuson-Stevens Act Provisions; Fisheries of the Northeastern United States; Northeast Multispecies Fishery; Sector Exemptions; Final Rule Implementing a Targeted Acadian Redfish Fishery for Sector Vessels

fishery-mgmt · Published 2013-03-05 · Effective 2013-02-28 · 78 FR 14226

Document

Document number
2013-05044
Federal Register citation
78 FR 14226
Type
Rule
Action
Final rule.
Category
fishery-mgmt
Publication date
2013-03-05
Effective date
2013-02-28
NOAA docket
Docket No. 120813331-3122-02

Abstract

This action expands on a previously approved sector exemption by allowing groundfish sector trawl vessels to harvest redfish using nets with codend mesh as small as 4.5 inches (11.4 cm). In addition, this action allows sectors to develop an industry-funded at-sea monitoring program for sector trips targeting redfish with trawl nets with mesh sizes that are less than the regulated mesh size requirement. This action is necessary to expand an exemption from current regulations and is intended to allow sector vessels the opportunity to increase redfish harvest and subsequent profitability, above what is already being harvested.

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