NMFS Proposes Rule to Restrict Limited Entry Permit Transfers and Improve Enforcement in Pacific Coast Groundfish Fisheries

Summary

The National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS) is proposing a rule to limit the frequency of limited entry permit transfers to once every 12 months, requiring vessels to sort catch by species and retain landings receipts, in an effort to constrain new fishing effort and improve enforcement of federal and state regulations in the Pacific Coast groundfish fisheries.