International trade · 02/06/2011

Atlantic Coastal Fisheries Cooperative Management Act Provisions; Horseshoe Crabs; Application for Exempted Fishing Permit

The Acting Director of the Office of Sustainable Fisheries has made a preliminary determination that an exempted fishing permit application for harvesting horseshoe crabs for biomedical purposes is complete and warrants further review, with conditions including data collection on the reserve's horseshoe crab population.