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Skate Wing Possession Limit to Be Reduced September 3, 2010 |
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NOAA Fisheries Service announced today that effective 0001 hours on September 3, 2010, fishing vessels issued a Federal open access skate permit may not possess or land more than the incidental limit of 500 lbs of skate wings per trip for the remainder of the 2010 fishing year (through April 30 2011).
Under new management measures that went into effect on July 16, 2010, NOAA is required to reduce the skate wing fishery possession limit when 80 percent of the annual Total Allowable Landings of skate wings are caught. Read the permit holder letter from NOAA.
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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.
