NMFS Issues Final Rule to Clarify Reporting Requirements for Federally Permitted Charter Vessels and Headboats in Gulf of America Fisheries

Summary

The National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS) has issued a final rule to reinsert the current reporting requirements for charter vessels and headboats in the Gulf of America fisheries, following a 2023 court decision that invalidated a 2020 rule. The new rule clarifies the reporting requirements, which are the same as those in effect prior to the invalidated rule, and has already been directed to permit holders to comply with the restored requirements.