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Pacific Council allows limited‑entry fixed‑gear vessels to use any non‑trawl gear, excludes entangling nets; sets fee collection on vessel owners
Summary
The Pacific Fishery Management Council on June 20 adopted a final package of changes to its limited‑entry fixed‑gear program that allows vessels holding limited‑entry fixed‑gear permits to harvest their quota with any legal non‑trawl gear but excludes entangling nets, such as set, gill and trammel nets.
The Pacific Fishery Management Council on June 20 adopted a final package of changes to its limited‑entry fixed‑gear program that allows vessels holding limited‑entry fixed‑gear permits to harvest their quota with any legal non‑trawl gear while specifically excluding entangling nets, such as set, gill and trammel nets.
The reforms are intended to give permit holders more flexibility to respond to market, safety and bycatch concerns and to reduce administrative burdens. The council also adopted regulatory edits to the Fishery Management Plan and directed that cost‑recovery fees for the sablefish tier program be billed to vessel owners or their authorized representatives rather than permit…
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