Yaaawwwnn. More new rules.
NMFS announces changes to the regulations governing the renewal of Atlantic tunas longline permits, and Atlantic shark identification workshop attendance requirements.
NMFS announcement
Federal Register Notice
Regulatory Impact Review
Fishery Bulletin FB08-040 has been released. So much for all those amberjack numbers…
NOAA FISHERIES SERVICE ANNOUNCES THE PUBLICATION OF A NEW RULE TO END OVERFISHING AND REBUILD GREATER AMBERJACK AND GRAY TRIGGERFISH STOCKS
Dunno about anyone else but I’m fed up with new rules. It’s like playing Calvinball with Calvin and Hobbes. The rules change [...]
The U.S. Coast Guard is proposing substantive amendments to its commercial fishing industry vessel safety regulations, specifically for vessels in the 50 to 79 foot range. If you own or operate a vessel within that range, you should take notice of this.
Highlighted points of the proposal.(pdf)
Full text of the National Register Entry.(pdf)
Full Docket of related [...]
In 21 pages of 3 column dense scientific terminology, the NMFS, in order to comply with its interpretation of the Magnusen-Stevens Act, has filed an entry in the Federal Register that, while expected, is nontheless disturbing in both its scope and its obvious holes.
Proposed rules (pdf)
According to one article in a scientific publication, the proposal [...]
The NMFS is opening what they are terming a “Research Fishery” for LCS in the Atlantic and Gulf. Don’t get too excited, they intend to issue “apporoximately 10″ of these permits, but if you qualify you may well want to apply.
NMFS Requests Applications for Participation in the Atlantic Highly
Migratory Species 2008 Shark Research Fishery
The National [...]
Southeast Fishery Bulletins FB08-033 and 034 have arrived. Don’t those people ever get tired of this stuff? Notice the numbering convention is three digits? Does that mean that presumably they plan on sending more than 100 of these bulletins this year?
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Is their pay scale somehow linked to quantity of paper work generated?
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OK, [...]
…to Authorize Green-stick and Harpoon Gear in the Atlantic Tunas Fishery and to Require a Sea Turtle Control Device in Pelagic and Bottom Longline Fisheries.
Just one proposed rule for all that?
This all sounded ok until the curious addition of the “Bottom Longline fishery” to some rules regarding Atlantic Tunas and Pelagic fisheries.
What exactly is this [...]
New regulations requiring non-stainless steel circle hooks, dehooking devices and venting tools come into effect June 1, 2008 and apply to anyone fishing for reef fish in federal waters, commercial or recreational. The regulations state that you must use non-stainless steel circle hooks. They also require that you possess and use both a [...]
