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As specified in 50 C.F.R. 622.5(a)(1)(ii)(A)(2) (i) and (ii): For
each fishing trip on which a fish trap will be used or possessed, an
owner or operator of a vessel for which a fish trap endorsement has been
issued, must submit a trip initiation report and a trip termination report
to the SAC or his designee, by telephone, using the following 24-hour
toll-free number (800) 305-0697.
Additionally, the above mentioned regulation
cite requires that notification be made to
the Southeast Office for Law Enforcement for
any stolen or lost traps; and notification
of any traps left deployed for any reason. The
linked PDF form should be completed and faxed
to (727)-570-5355 or mailed to the addresses
on the form.
Lost or Stolen Trap
Claim (PDF).
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Pursuant to 50 C.F.R.§ 622.41, aquacultured live rock may be harvested
only under permit, as required under 50 C.F.R. § 622.4(a)(3)(iii), and
aquacultured live rock on a site may be harvested only by the person,
or his or her employee, contractor, or agent, who has been issued the
aquacultured live rock permit for the site. Additional collection
requirements as listed under 50 C.F.R. § 622.41(a)(4) state that not
less than 24 hours prior to harvest of aquacultured live rock, the owner
or operator of the harvesting vessel must provide the following information
to the NMFS Law Enforcement Office, Southeast Area, St. Petersburg, FL,
telephone (727)-570-5344:
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Permit number of site to
be harvested and date of harvest. |
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Name and official number
of the vessel to be used in harvesting. |
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Date, port, and facility
at which aquicultured live rock will be
landed. |
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