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NOAA-NMFS-2015-0047 NOAA Amendment 7 to the Fishery Management Plan for the Dolphin and Wahoo Fishery of the Atlantic and Amendment 33 to the Fishery Management Plan for the Snapper-Grouper Fishery of the South Atlantic Region. Rulemaking 2015-12-28T16:25:35Z 0b00006481a76f4e 0648-BD76 The purpose of Dolphin Wahoo Amendment 7 and Snapper-Grouper Amendment 33 is to allow recreational fishermen to bring dolphin and wahoo fillets from the Bahamas into the U.S. exclusive economic zone (EEZ) and update regulations that currently allow recreational fishermen to bring snapper-grouper fillets from the Bahamas into the U.S. EEZ. U.S. regulations currently allow fillets of snapper-grouper species from the Bahamas to be brought into the U.S. EEZ. Inconsistent regulations for snapper-grouper and dolphin wahoo are confusing to fishermen. If implemented, Dolphin Wahoo Amendment 7 and Snapper-Grouper Amendment 33 would exempt dolphin and wahoo from U.S. regulations that require them to be landed with head and fins intact in the U.S. EEZ; regardless of the size of the fillet, require skin to be left on the entire fillet, and count two fillets as one fish towards the possession limit. Furthermore, in addition to possessing valid Bahamian cruising and fishing permits, stamped and dated passports would be required to prove that vessel passengers were in the Bahamas if the vessel is in possession of dolphin, wahoo, and snapper-grouper fillets in the U.S. EEZ. Sale of these fillets would not be allowed, consistent with the current prohibition for sale of recreationally caught fish in the South Atlantic Region. The management measures are needed to increase the social and economic benefits to recreational fishermen with improved quality of dolphin and wahoo caught on the trips to the Bahamas, and aid enforceability by modifying the regulations in the U.S. EEZ regarding the possession of fillets from fish that were legally harvested in Bahamian waters.               {"displayProperties": [], "keywords": null, "modifyDate": "2015-12-28T16:25:35Z", "dkAbstract": "The purpose of Dolphin Wahoo Amendment 7 and Snapper-Grouper Amendment 33 is to allow recreational fishermen to bring dolphin and wahoo fillets from the Bahamas into the U.S. exclusive economic zone (EEZ) and update regulations that currently allow recreational fishermen to bring snapper-grouper fillets from the Bahamas into the U.S. EEZ. \n\nU.S. regulations currently allow fillets of snapper-grouper species from the Bahamas to be brought into the U.S. EEZ. Inconsistent regulations for snapper-grouper and dolphin wahoo are confusing to fishermen. If implemented, Dolphin Wahoo Amendment 7 and Snapper-Grouper Amendment 33 would exempt dolphin and wahoo from U.S. regulations that require them to be landed with head and fins intact in the U.S. EEZ; regardless of the size of the fillet, require skin to be left on the entire fillet, and count two fillets as one fish towards the possession limit. Furthermore, in addition to possessing valid Bahamian cruising and fishing permits, stamped and dated passports would be required to prove that vessel passengers were in the Bahamas if the vessel is in possession of dolphin, wahoo, and snapper-grouper fillets in the U.S. EEZ. Sale of these fillets would not be allowed, consistent with the current prohibition for sale of recreationally caught fish in the South Atlantic Region. The management measures are needed to increase the social and economic benefits to recreational fishermen with improved quality of dolphin and wahoo caught on the trips to the Bahamas, and aid enforceability by modifying the regulations in the U.S. EEZ regarding the possession of fillets from fish that were legally harvested in Bahamian waters.", "agencyId": "NOAA", "program": null, "shortTitle": null, "subType2": null, "title": "Amendment 7 to the Fishery Management Plan for the Dolphin and Wahoo Fishery of the Atlantic and Amendment 33 to the Fishery Management Plan for the Snapper-Grouper Fishery of the South Atlantic Region.", "generic": null, "field1": null, "docketType": "Rulemaking", "petitionNbr": null, "rin": "0648-BD76", "organization": null, "legacyId": null, "subType": null, "category": null, "field2": null, "effectiveDate": null, "objectId": "0b00006481a76f4e"} single_get

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