NOAA Fisheries Approves Lease-Only Operations Plan for Sector 9, Amendment to Sector 7 Operations Plan, and Quota Allocations for Sectors 7 and 9
NOAA
Fisheries is approving Northeast Fishery Sector 9’s operations plan to allow it
to operate as a lease-only sector.
We are also allocating 2018
quotas to Sectors 7 and 9 based on catch limits recommended by the New England
Fishery Management Council, which we approved earlier this year. In addition, we
are approving Sector 7’s amendment to its operations
plan as submitted, which includes a condition that
would make all vessels owned by Carlos Rafael inactive unless and until the
vessels are sold to an independent third party.
Read the interim
final rule as filed in the Federal
Register.
Submit your comments through the online portal beginning tomorrow, July 20. You may also
submit comments through regular mail to: Michael Pentony, Regional
Administrator, Greater Atlantic Regional Fisheries Office, 55 Great Republic
Drive, Gloucester, MA 01930. Please mark the outside of the envelope: “Comments
on Rulemaking for NEFS 7 and NEFS 9.”
The comment
period is open through August 20.
Read the statement from Regional Administrator Mike Pentony on the approval of this interim final rule.
Questions?
Fishermen:
Liz Sullivan, Regional Office, at 978-282-8493 or
Media: Jennifer
Goebel, Regional Office, at 978-281-9175 or
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