WASHINGTON, Dec. 15 -- National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration has issued a notice called: Atlantic Highly Migratory Species; Exempted Fishing, Scientific Research, Display, and Shark Research Fishery Permits; Letters of Acknowledgement.
The notice was published in the Federal Register on Dec. 15 by Kelly Denit, Director, Office of Sustainable Fisheries, National Marine Fisheries Service.
Summary: NMFS announces its intent to issue exempted fishing permits (EFPs), scientific research permits (SRPs), display permits, shark research fishery permits, and letters of acknowledgement (LOAs) for Atlantic highly migratory species (HMS) in 2026. NMFS also requests applications for the 2026 shark research fishery. EFPs, SRPs, display permit...