Federal Register - July 28, 2021
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Federal Register / Vol. 86, No. 142 / Wednesday, July 28, 2021 / Rules and Regulations 6. Universal Sector Exemption for Acadian Redfish This rule approves and implements a new universal sector exemption that allows sector vessels to target redfish within a defined area using a 5.5-inch 14.0-centimeter cm mesh codend.
Redfish is a healthy stock that sectors already harvest under a sector exemption that is evaluated and approved as part of the sector operations plan process annually or biennially. As part of this rule, we are also eliminating the current sector exemption for redfish, to prevent conflict and confusion
between two very similar exemptions, consistent with the Councils intent to replace the current redfish sector exemption with a new universal redfish exemption for sectors.
The approved universal sector exemption expands the current redfish exemption area Figure 1, creates two seasonal closures of the redfish exemption area, adds a 55-percent or greater annual redfish catch threshold, modifies the existing monthly catch and discard thresholds, and creates provisions that require sectors to be placed in probationary status and/or have their vessels prohibited from using
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the universal exemption if catch or discard thresholds are not met. The reporting and monitoring requirements of the universal exemption remain the same as the annually approved redfish exemption; however, those requirements are codified in regulation rather than detailed in sector operations plans. A complete description of the universal exemption is described in the proposed rule, and is not repeated here.
The universal redfish exemption, instead of an annual sector exemption, is intended to increase stability for fishery participants and to improve Council oversight of the redfish fishery.
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