NMFS Announces Exempted Fishing Permit Application for Speckled Hind in South Atlantic Federal Waters

Summary

The National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS) has received an application from Dr. David Portnoy at Texas A&M University in Corpus Christi for an exempted fishing permit (EFP) to allow limited harvesting of speckled hind in the South Atlantic Federal waters, with the goal of assessing the population structure, genetic diversity, and life history of the species.