North East For-Hire Sector Surprised by Mandatory Electronic Reporting
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- Oct 16, 2017
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- Atlantic States Marine Fisheries Commission
Back in September; the Greater Atlantic Regional Office of NOAA Fisheries (GARFO) announced mandatory electronic reporting requirements effecting ANY FOR HIRE VESSEL that fishes under a federal permit and is endorsed to catch certain Mid Atlantic Council managed species. Many New England based charter boats, some who don’t even realize they are supposed to have a federal