NMFS announces the receipt of an application for an exempted fishing permit (EFP) from Bradford Whipple and Howard Rau. If granted, the EFP would authorize the applicants to deploy golden crab traps and commercially fish on a limited basis for golden crab in the Federal waters of the Gulf of Mexico (Gulf). The project seeks to collect information on the effectiveness of golden crab traps in the Gulf and the viability of a commercial golden crab fishery in the Gulf.
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Fisheries of the Caribbean, Gulf of Mexico, and South Atlantic; Exempted Fishing Permits
NMFS announces the receipt of an application for an exempted fishing permit (EFP) from Bradford Whipple and Howard Rau. If granted, the EFP would authorize the applicants to dep...
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83 FR 52208
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“Fisheries of the Caribbean, Gulf of Mexico, and South Atlantic; Exempted Fishing Permits,” thefederalregister.org (October 16, 2018), https://thefederalregister.org/documents/2018-22487/fisheries-of-the-caribbean-gulf-of-mexico-and-south-atlantic-exempted-fishing-permits.