Prohibition on combining small‐mesh exempted fishery and sector trips. 3 The exemption applies to sector trips only and is intended to allow a vessel to catch some small‐mesh 5 other small‐mesh species, provided the vessel still meets the requirements of those fisheries. Because 6 of declaration, observer, and reporting requirements in other fisheries, a vessel may not be able to 7 target groundfish and catch more than incidental amounts of small‐mesh species. A sector vessel must 8 fish with trawl nets that meet current regulatory requirements and sector exemptions during the first 9 part of the trip, but may switch to modified small mesh gear for the second portion of the trip. The
Prohibition on combining small‐mesh exempted fishery and sector trips. 8 9 The exemption applies to sector trips only, and is intended to allow a vessel to catch some small-mesh 10 species, after targeting groundfish. A vessel could land xxxxxxx, longfin squid, mackerel, xxxxxxx and 11 other small-mesh species, provided the vessel still meets the requirements of those fisheries. Because 12 of the requirements in other fisheries, a vessel may not be able to target groundfish and catch more 13 than incidental amounts of small-mesh species. A sector vessel must fish with regulated mesh size nets 14 during the first part of the trip, but may switch to modified small mesh gear for the second portion of 15 the trip. The small-mesh portion of the trip must be fished in Small Mesh Areas 1 and 2, described 16 below. 17 22 Sector Small-Mesh Fishery Exemption Area 1 is bounded by the following coordinates connected in the 23 order listed by straight lines, except where otherwise noted: 24 Point N. Latitude W. Longitude Note A 40°39.2' 73°07.0' B 40°34.0' 73°07.0' C 41°03.5' 71°34.0' D 41°23.0' 71°11.5' E 41°27.6' 71°11.5' (1) F 41°18.3' 71°51.5' G 41°04.3' 71°51.5' (2) A 40°39.2' 73°07.0'
Prohibition on combining small‐mesh exempted fishery and sector trips. 36 The exemption applies to sector trips only and is intended to allow a vessel to catch some small‐mesh 37 species after targeting groundfish. A vessel could land xxxxxxx, longfin squid, mackerel, xxxxxxx and 38 other small‐mesh species, provided the vessel still meets the requirements of those fisheries. Because 39 of declaration, observer, and reporting requirements in other fisheries, a vessel may not be able to 40 target groundfish and catch more than incidental amounts of small‐mesh species. A sector vessel must 41 fish with trawl nets that meet current regulatory requirements and sector exemptions during the first 42 part of the trip, but may switch to modified small mesh gear for the second portion of the trip. The
Prohibition on combining small‐mesh exempted fishery and sector trips. 18 19 The exemption applies to sector trips only and is intended to allow a vessel to catch small-mesh species 20 after targeting groundfish. Under this exemption, a sector vessel must fish with trawl nets that meet 21 current regulatory requirements and sector exemptions during the first part of the trip, but may switch 22 to modified small-mesh gear for the second portion of the trip. The small-mesh portion of the trip must 24 small-mesh gear described below. A vessel may land xxxxxxx, longfin squid, mackerel, xxxxxxx and other 25 species permitted for retention in small-mesh exempted fisheries, provided the vessel still meets the 26 requirements of those fisheries. For more information on small-mesh fishery exemptions and permitted 27 species see: 28 xxxxx://xxx.xxxxxxxxx.xxxx.xxx/new-england-mid-atlantic/commercial-fishing/southern-new-england- 29 exemption-area 31 Vessels may not fish the small-mesh portion of their trip using this exemption in the Southern 32 Windowpane Accountability Measure Areas, where they overlap with the exemption area. 1 (12) From Point N to Point O along the southwest coast of Muskeget Island, Nantucket, MA
Prohibition on combining small‐mesh exempted fishery and sector trips. 31 33 mesh species after targeting groundfish. A vessel could land xxxxxxx, longfin squid, mackerel, 34 xxxxxxx and other small-mesh species, provided the vessel still meets the requirements of those 35 fisheries. Because of declaration, observer, and reporting requirements in other fisheries, a 36 vessel may not be able to target groundfish and catch more than incidental amounts of small- 37 mesh species. A sector vessel must fish with trawl nets that meet current regulatory requirements 38 and sector exemptions during the first part of the trip, but may switch to modified small mesh 39 gear for the second portion of the trip. The small-mesh portion of the trip must be fished in 40 Small Mesh Areas 1 and 2, described below and must use the modified small mesh gear 41 described below.
Prohibition on combining small‐mesh exempted fishery and sector trips. 18 The exemption applies to sector trips only and is intended to allow a vessel to catch 19 small-mesh species after targeting groundfish. Under this exemption, a sector vessel 20 must fish with trawl nets that meet current regulatory requirements and sector 21 exemptions during the first part of the trip, but may switch to modified small-mesh
Prohibition on combining small‐mesh exempted fishery and sector trips. 40 The exemption applies to sector trips only and is intended to allow a vessel to catch small-mesh species 41 after targeting groundfish. Under this exemption, a sector vessel must fish with trawl nets that meet 42 current regulatory requirements and sector exemptions during the first part of the trip, but may switch 43 to modified small-mesh gear for the second portion of the trip. The small-mesh portion of the trip must 44 be fished in the Sector Small-Mesh Fishery Exemption Area, described below, and must use the modified 45 small-mesh gear described below. A vessel may land xxxxxxx, longfin squid, mackerel, xxxxxxx and other 46 species permitted for retention in small-mesh exempted fisheries, provided the vessel still meets the 1 requirements of those fisheries. For more information on small-mesh fishery exemptions and permitted 2 species see: xxxxx://xxx.xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx.xxxxxxxxx.xxxx.xxx/regs/infodocs/small_mesh_exemption.pdf. 3 Vessels may not fish the small-mesh portion of their trip using this exemption in Southern Windowpane 4 Accountability Measure Areas, where they overlap with the exemption area. 6 As shown above, the Sector Small-Mesh Fishery Exemption Area is comprised of Statistical Areas 537, 7 539, and 613, and is defined as the waters bounded by the following points, connected in the order 8 listed by rhumb lines, except where otherwise noted: 9 POINT W LONGITUDE N LATITUDE NOTE A 70° 00' 41° 14.45' (1) B 70° 00' 39° 50' C 71° 40' 39° 50' D 71° 40' 40° 00' E 73° 00' 40° 00' F 73° 00' 40° 44.9' (2)(3) G 72° 1.8' 41° 00' (3)(4) H 71° 40' 41° 00' I 71° 40' 41° 21' (5)(6) J 71° 10' 41° 28.3' (6)(7) K 71° 10' 41° 20' L 70° 49.5' 41° 20' (8)(9) M 70° 26.96' 41° 21.05' (9)(10) N 70° 18.82' 41° 20.14' (11)(12) O 70° 18.30' 41° 19.76' (12)(13) P 70° 16.65' 41° 18.73' (14)(15) Q 70° 15.31' 41° 17.32' (15)(16) R 70° 14' 41° 17' (17)(18) A 70° 00' 41° 14.45' (18)(1) 2 (1) Point A represents the intersection of 70°00'W longitude and the south coast of Nantucket, MA
Prohibition on combining small‐mesh exempted fishery and sector trips. 32 1 The exemption applies to sector trips only, and is intended to allow a vessel to catch some small‐mesh 2 species, after targeting groundfish. A vessel could land xxxxxxx, longfin squid, mackerel, xxxxxxx and 3 other small‐mesh species, provided the vessel still meets the requirements of those fisheries. Because 4 of the requirements in other fisheries, a vessel may not be able to target groundfish and catch more 5 than incidental amounts of small‐mesh species. A sector vessel must fish with regulated mesh size nets 6 during the first part of the trip, but may switch to modified small mesh gear for the second portion of 7 the trip. The small‐mesh portion of the trip must be fished in Small Mesh Areas 1 and 2, described 8 below. 14 Sector Small‐Mesh Fishery Exemption Area 1 is bounded by the following coordinates connected in the 15 order listed by straight lines, except where otherwise noted:
Prohibition on combining small‐mesh exempted fishery and sector trips. 38 The exemption applies to sector trips only and is intended to allow a vessel to catch small-mesh 39 species after targeting groundfish. Under this exemption, a sector vessel must fish with trawl 40 nets that meet current regulatory requirements and sector exemptions during the first part of 41 the trip, but may switch to modified small-mesh gear for the second portion of the trip. The 42 small-mesh portion of the trip must be fished in the Sector Small-Mesh Fishery Exemption Area, 43 described below, and must use the modified small-mesh gear described below. A vessel may 44 land xxxxxxx, longfin squid, mackerel, xxxxxxx and other species permitted for retention in
Prohibition on combining small‐mesh exempted fishery and sector trips
