September 12, 2017 — Charter and party fishing vessels that hold certain federal permits will be required next year to electronically submit reports for all passenger-for-hire trips.
The requirement is intended to reduce “recall bias” associated with delayed paper report submissions, according to NOAA.
The federal agency issued an alert about its new requirement, calling it an administrative modification rather than a reporting requirement change.
Read the full story from State House News Service at the Gloucester Times