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Draft Amendment 15 Looks to Open Closed Zones
Closed Zones Opening to Pelagic Longliners Soon?
After 23…
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NMFS Discussing New Ways to Allow Commercial Fishing Vessels Inside Closed Zones
NMFS Scoping New Strategies to Allow Commercial Vessels Inside…
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Longline Research In Closed Zone: Do the Math
Last year’s halting of the federally permitted longline research…
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Tell Policymakers to Keep Longlines Out of Conservation Zone
Note: the SAFMC public comment period ended on the day of the…
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Longline Research Permit Officially Announced Invalid
The National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS) finally announced…