SECTOR SPECIFIC EXEMPTIONS. In addition to the Universal Exemptions granted to all Sectors, as referenced in §4.0 of the Agreement, Members agree to abide by the following obligations, as Authorized in their LOA, in order to utilize these Sector Specific Exemptions:
SECTOR SPECIFIC EXEMPTIONS. As referenced in §4.0 of this Agreement all Sectors are granted the
SECTOR SPECIFIC EXEMPTIONS. As referenced in §4.0 of this Agreement all Sectors are granted the 26 following Universal Exemptions.
27 21.1 Exemption from trip limits on stocks for which a sector receives an allocation, except for 28 the following:
29 21.1.1 Halibut: Trip Limit continues to be one fish per trip
30 21.1.2 No vessels is allowed to possess any windowpane flounder, ocean pout or wolfish 31 onboard at any time. When caught these species must be discarded.
32 21.2 Exemption from the Gulf of Maine Cod Protection Closures IV and V.
33 21.3 Exemption from groundfish DAS requirements other than those required to comply with 34 effort controls in other fisheries.
35 21.4 Exemption from the requirement to use 6.5 inch mesh in the codend in xxxxxxx 36 separator trawl/Xxxxx trawl when targeting xxxxxxx in the Georges Bank Regulated 37 Mesh Area to use 6 inch mesh in the codend. 38 1 In addition to the Universal Exemptions granted to all Sectors, as referenced above and in §4.0 of 2 this Agreement, Members agree to abide by the following obligations as specified and 3 authorized in their LOA, in order to utilize these Sector Specific Exemptions. Furthermore, 4 Members acknowledge that specific details pertaining to certain exemptions are located in 5 Exhibit B as required by NMFS: 6
7 21.5 120-Day Block Requirement Out of the Fishery for Day Gillnet Vessels:
SECTOR SPECIFIC EXEMPTIONS. As referenced in §4.0 of this Agreement all Sectors are granted the 15 following Universal Exemptions. 16 21.1 17 18 19 20 21.2 21 22 21.3 23 21.4 24 25 26 21.5 27 21.6 28 29 30 32 33 34 Exemption from all Groundfish DAS requirements, including days‐at‐sea (DAS) reductions, differential groundfish DAS counting, the 3/15 rule for gillnets, and 24‐hour DAS counting. NE multispecies (DAS) requirements to persecute other fisheries as specified in §§ 648.92 and 648.32, 2 such as monkfish and skate continue to apply. Exemption from trip limits on NE multispecies stocks, except Atlantic halibut, windowpane flounder, ocean pout and Atlantic wolffish. Exemption from the Georges Bank Seasonal closure in May. Exemption from any additional mortality controls adopted by Amendment 16, including additional seasonal or year‐round closures, gear requirements, DAS reductions, differential DAS counting, and/or restricted gear areas. The Gulf of Maine Cod Protection Closures IV and V. Exemption from the requirement to use 6.5” minimum mesh size restriction for trawl gear specified at § 648.80(a)(4)(i) when using a xxxxxxx separator or Xxxxx trawl within the GB Regulated Mesh Area (RMA), provided the vessel uses a codend with at least 6” minimum mesh size. From all or a portion of ASM coverage if the vessel is fishing on a monkfish DAS with extra‐large mesh gillnets (10‐inch or greater mesh) exclusively in Inshore Georges Bank and/or Southern New England. 35 In addition to the Universal Exemptions granted to all Sectors, as referenced above and in §4.0 of 36 this Agreement, Members agree to abide by the following obligations as specified and 37 authorized in their LOA, in order to utilize these Sector Specific Exemptions. Furthermore, 38 Members acknowledge that specific details pertaining to certain exemptions are located in 39 Exhibit B as required by NMFS: 40
SECTOR SPECIFIC EXEMPTIONS. 38 1. 120-Day Block Requirement Out of the Fishery for Day Gillnet Vessels 39 2. 20-Day Spawning Block
SECTOR SPECIFIC EXEMPTIONS. As referenced in §4.0 of this Agreement all Sectors are granted the 20 following Universal Exemptions. 21 21.1 22 24 25 21.2 26 27 21.3 28 21.4 29 30 31 21.5 32 33 34 21.6 35 36
SECTOR SPECIFIC EXEMPTIONS. As referenced in §4.0 of this Agreement all Sectors are granted the 20 following Universal Exemptions. 21 21.1 24 25 21.2 26 27 28 29 30 31 21.3 32 21.4 33 34 35 21.5 36 21.6 37 38 39 Exemption from all Groundfish DAS requirements, including days-at-sea (DAS) reductions, differential groundfish DAS counting, the 3/15 rule for gillnets, and 24-hour DAS counting. NE multispecies (DAS) requirements to persecute other fisheries as specified in §§ 648.92 and 648.32, 2 such as monkfish and skate continue to apply. Exemption from trip limits on all NE multispecies stocks for which the sector receives an allocation, except for the following:
21.2.1 Halibut: Trip limit continues to be one fish per trip
21.2.2 No vessel, whether in the Common Pool or in a Sector, are allowed to possess any windowpane flounder (both southern and northern), ocean pout, or wolfish onboard at any time. When caught, these species must be discarded.
SECTOR SPECIFIC EXEMPTIONS. 120-Day Block Requirement Out of the Fishery for Day Gillnet Vessels 40 2. 20-Day Spawning Block
SECTOR SPECIFIC EXEMPTIONS. As referenced in §4.0 of this Agreement all Sectors are granted the 13 following Universal Exemptions.
SECTOR SPECIFIC EXEMPTIONS. As referenced in §4.0 of this Agreement all Sectors are granted the 39 following Universal Exemptions.
40 21.1 Trip limits on NE multispecies stocks, except Atlantic Halibut, windowpane flounder, 41 ocean pout and Atlantic wolfish.
42 21.2 All Groundfish DAS restrictions NE multispecies days-at-sea (DAS) restrictions other than 43 those required to comply with the monkfish and skate fisheries, as specified in §§ 44 648.92 and 648.322;
45 21.3 Seasonal Closed Areas (currently Georges Bank seasonal closure in May)
1 21.4 Gulf of Maine Rolling Closures, except for: 2 April – Xxxxxx 000, 000, 000, 000 0 Xxx – Blocks 132, 133, 138, 138,139,140 4 June – Blocks 139, 140, 145, 146, 147, 152 5 Unless authorized as a sector specific exemption.
6 21.5 The 6.5” minimum mesh size restriction for trawl gear specified at § 648.80(a)(4)(i) 7 when using a xxxxxxx separator or Xxxxx trawl within the GB Regulated Mesh Area 8 (RMA), provided the vessel uses a codend with at least 6” minimum mesh size.
9 21.6 Additional mortality controls adopted by Amendment 16, including additional seasonal 10 or year-round closures, gear requirements, DAS reductions, differential DAS counting, 11 and/or restricted gear areas. 12 13 In addition to the Universal Exemptions granted to all Sectors, as referenced above and in §4.0 of 14 this Agreement, Members agree to abide by the following obligations as specified and 15 authorized in their LOA, in order to utilize these Sector Specific Exemptions: 16
