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News Alerts NOAA Publishes Amendment 16 Proposed Rule; Unexpected Permit Bank Provisions included
News Alerts NOAA Publishes Amendment 16 Proposed Rule; Unexpected Permit Bank Provisions included |
NOAA Publishes Amendment 16 Proposed Rule; Unexpected Permit Bank Provisions included |
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NOAA has published the Amendment 16 proposed rule. The comment period ends January 20, 2010.
According to the New England Fisheries Management Council, this issue was not addressed in Amendment 16, a fact that was noted during review of the draft regulations when NEFMC was asked to "deem" them consistent with the amendment, and the changes were added by NMFS. According to the proposed rule "NMFS is currently working with the Maine Department of Marine Resources on a Memorandum of Agreement that would establish a permit bank operated by the State of Maine and sponsored by NMFS. Allowing a permit bank to lease ACE to Sectors would facilitate the ability of the permit bank to minimize any adverse socio-economic impacts to fishing communities associated with catch- share programs." Industry groups are currently examining the potential ramifications of this unexpected addition. Read the complete proposed rule from the Federal Register. |
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33 Fishing Community Members Say Permit Bank, Giacalone are pluses for Gloucester
This permit bank is a true local treasure for our fishing community and related businesses. Its existence has been one of the only positive things to come to this fishing community in decades.
