NMFS Announces Exempted Fishing Permit Application for Lionfish Control in South Atlantic

Summary

The National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS) has received an application from the REEF Environmental Education Foundation (REEF) to deploy non-containment and spiny lobster traps in the Federal waters of the South Atlantic to target lionfish, with the goal of determining the effectiveness of these traps in controlling the invasive species while minimizing impacts on non-target species and habitats.