WASHINGTON, Dec. 5 -- National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration has issued a notice called: Permits; Foreign Fishing.
The notice was published in the Federal Register on Dec. 5 by Alexa Cole, Director, Office of International Affairs, Trade, and Commerce, National Marine Fisheries Service.
Summary: NMFS publishes for public review and comment information regarding a permit application for transshipment of farmed salmon from aquaculture operations in Maine waters to processing plants in Canada by Canadian flagged vessels. The application for a transshipment permit is submitted under provisions of the Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation and Management Act (Magnuson-Stevens Act). This action is necessary for NMFS to make a determinat...