NATIONAL OCEANIC AND ATMOSPHERIC ADMINISTRATION ISSUES NOTICE: MAGNUSON-STEVENS FISHERY CONSERVATION AND MANAGEMENT ACT; GENERAL PROVISIONS FOR DOMESTIC FISHERIES; APPLICATIONS FOR EXEMPTED FISHING PERMITS

WASHINGTON, Feb. 2 -- National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration has issued a notice called: Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation and Management Act; General Provisions for Domestic Fisheries; Applications for Exempted Fishing Permits.

The notice was published in the Federal Register on Feb. 2 by Kelly Denit, Director, Office of Sustainable Fisheries, National Marine Fisheries Service.

Summary: NMFS received two exempted fishing permit (EFP) applications for U.S. West Coast highly migratory species (HMS) fisheries that warrant further consideration at this time. Both EFP applicants request exemptions from regulatory provisions pertaining to the use of authorized gear types under the Fishery Management Plan for U.S. West Coast Fisher...