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DMF to propose applying state cog‑pot rules to Massachusetts vessels fishing in the EEZ; seeks NOAA cooperation on gear marking
Summary
DMF staff proposed requiring Massachusetts cog‑pot fishers to follow state permit, trap‑limit, and trap‑tag rules when operating in federal waters and will work with NOAA Fisheries to harmonize buoy‑line marking and weak‑rope requirements to reduce entanglement attribution problems.
DMF staff told the commission Dec. 17 they are concerned about Massachusetts crab/conch/conk pot and pot fisheries moving into the EEZ, where state‑level trap limits, trap tags and seasons currently do not apply and where different federal marking rules complicate entanglement attribution.
Jared described staff's near‑term proposal to apply state…
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