Nantucket Lightship Closed Area. 5 This exemption allows sector vessels to access portions of the Nantucket Lightship Closed Area to 6 provide additional opportunities to target monkfish, dogfish, and skates. 7 A trawl vessel may fish in the Western Exemption Area with any legal trawl gear. A trawl vessel fishing 8 in the Eastern Exemption Area is restricted to approved selective trawl gear, including the separator 9 trawl, the Xxxxx trawl, or the rope trawl. Flounder nets are prohibited in the Eastern Exemption Area. A 10 hook vessel is permitted in both areas. A gillnet vessel is restricted to fishing 10‐inch (25.4‐cm), or 11 larger, diamond mesh in both areas. A gillnet vessel must use pingers when fishing in the Western 12 Exemption Area from December 1 – May 31, because this area lies within the existing Southern New 13 England Management Area of the Harbor Porpoise Take Reduction Plan. 14
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Samples: Sector Operations Plan and Agreement, Sector Operations Plan and Agreement, Sector Operations Plan and Agreement
