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NOAA Fisheries recently published a bulletin reminding fishermen about existing permit requirements for owners/operators of commercial and party/charter vessels that possess Atlantic mackerel as bait in federal waters. If you own/operate a commercial or party/charter vessel that possesses Atlantic mackerel in or from federal waters, you must have a federal mackerel permit. This includes trips where:
- You catch mackerel in federal waters to use as bait to target other species (e.g., highly migratory species such as striped bass and tuna).
- You catch mackerel in state waters to use as bait to target other species, then travel into federal waters with those fish.
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