Regulacje i polityka gospodarcza · 5.12.2000

American Lobster Fishery

NMFS proposes regulations to modify the management measures applicable to the American lobster fishery. This action would exempt black sea bass fishers who concurrently hold limited access lobster and limited access black sea bass permits from the more restrictive gear requirements in the lobster regulations when fishing in Lobster Management Area (LMA) 5 if they elect to be restricted to the non-trap lobster allowance while targeting sea bass in LMA 5. This regulation also clarifies that lobster trap regulations do not affect trap gear requirements for fishermen who do not possess a limited access American lobster permit. The intent of these regulations is to relieve restrictions on fishers that were unintended, without compromising lobster conservation goals.