Regulations implementing the Pacific
Coast Groundfish Fishery Management Plan at 50 CFR 660.219 and
660.319 specify that vessels participating in this fishery are
required to mark their fixed gear with an identification number.
This number is used by National Oceanic and Atmospheric
Administration (NOAA), the United States Coast Guard (USCG) and
other agencies for fishery enforcement activities.
PL:
Pub.L. 94 - 265 303 Name of Law: Magnuson-Stevens Fishery
Conservation and Management Act as amended in 2006
Open access fishery values were
updated to reflect most recent participation levels. SFD staff
consulted with various groundfish vessel captains participating in
various groundfish pot, longline, midwater trawl, bottom trawl
fisheries, and determined that gear markings have a five-year life
span. Previous estimates assumed gear markings to be required
annually. Therefore, burden and cost estimates for this requirement
are reduced from previous estimates due to revised recent
participation estimates and new understanding of the life span of
gear markings.
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