Public Comment Sought on Commercial Wahoo/Dolphin Fishery Access |
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NOAA Fisheries is seeking public comment on a proposal to control future access to the commercial dolphin/wahoo fishery operating in the exclusive economic zone of the South Atlantic. If changes to the management regime are developed and implemented under the Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation and Management Act (Magnuson-Stevens Act), a control date could be used to limit the number of participants in the fishery. This announcement is intended, in part, to promote awareness of the potential eligibility criteria for future access so as to discourage speculative entry into the fishery while the South Atlantic Fishery Management Council and NOAA Fisheries consider whether and how access to the dolphin/wahoo commercial fishery should be controlled. Written comments must be received on or before 5 p.m., local time, January 4, 2008. The public may submit comments electronically via the Federal eRulemaking Portal http://www.regulations.gov , by Fax to (727) 824-5308 Attn: Kate Michie, or by mail to Michie, NOAA Fisheries Southeast Regional Office, Sustainable Fisheries Division, 263 13th Avenue South, St. Petersburg, FL 33701.
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Public Comment Sought on Commercial Wahoo/Dolphin Fishery Access
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NOAA Fisheries is seeking public comment on a proposal to control future access to the commercial dolphin/wahoo fishery operating in the exclusive economic zone of the South Atlantic. If changes to the management regime are developed and implemented under the Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation and Management Act (Magnuson-Stevens Act), a control date could be used to limit the number of participants in the fishery. This announcement is intended, in part, to promote awareness of the potential eligibility criteria for future access so as to discourage speculative entry into the fishery while the South Atlantic Fishery Management Council and NOAA Fisheries consider whether and how access to the dolphin/wahoo commercial fishery should be controlled. Written comments must be received on or before 5 p.m., local time, January 4, 2008. The public may submit comments electronically via the Federal eRulemaking Portal http://www.regulations.gov , by Fax to (727) 824-5308 Attn: Kate Michie, or by mail to Michie, NOAA Fisheries Southeast Regional Office, Sustainable Fisheries Division, 263 13th Avenue South, St. Petersburg, FL 33701.
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