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Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation and Management Act Provisions; Fisheries of the Northeastern United States; Northeast Groundfish Fishery; Amendment 18

fishery-mgmt · Published 2017-04-21 · Effective 2017-05-22 · 82 FR 18706

Document

Document number
2017-08035
Federal Register citation
82 FR 18706
Type
Rule
Action
Final rule.
Category
fishery-mgmt
Publication date
2017-04-21
Effective date
2017-05-22
NOAA docket
Docket No. 150630567-7360-02

Abstract

This final rule implements Amendment 18 to the Northeast Multispecies Fishery Management Plan. The New England Fishery Management Council developed Amendment 18 to promote fleet diversity and in the groundfish fishery, prevent the acquisition of excessive shares of permits, and enhance sector management. This action limits the number of permits and annual groundfish allocation that an entity can hold. This action also removes several effort restrictions to increase operational flexibility for fishermen on limited access handgear vessels.

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