Nantucket Lightship Clause Samples

Nantucket Lightship. This exemption allows sector vessels to access portions 14 of the Nantucket Lightship Closed Area to provide additional opportunities to 15 target monkfish, dogfish, and skates. 16 A trawl vessel may fish in the Western Exemption Area with any legal trawl 17 gear. A trawl vessel fishing in the Eastern Exemption Area is restricted to 18 approved selective trawl gear, including the separator trawl, the ▇▇▇▇▇ trawl, 19 or the rope trawl. Flounder nets are prohibited in the Eastern Exemption 20 Area. A hook vessel is permitted in both areas. A gillnet vessel is restricted 21 to fishing 10-inch (25.4-cm), or larger, diamond mesh in both areas. A gillnet 22 vessel must use pingers when fishing in the Western Exemption Area from 23 December 1 – May 31, because this area lies within the existing Southern 24 New England Management Area of the Harbor Porpoise Take Reduction Plan. 25