Common use of Available ACE Clause in Contracts

Available ACE. 41 For a Member to be able to fish commercially with any gear capable of harvesting regulated 42 groundfish species, both the Member and the Sector must have available ACE. Alternately, the 43 Member may draft an internal ACE trade agreement with another Member to “cover” harvested 44 ACE. This provision should be considered exclusive to the administration of the Sector and would 1 therefore not be subject to NMFS enforcement. 3 Further, ACE must be available to account for interactions with allocated regulated groundfish 4 stocks in non-target fisheries in which groundfish catch applies to the Sector’s ACEs, including 5 directed monkfish and skate trips, which are likely to be taken by Members. All monitoring and 6 reporting requirements will be maintained in non-target fisheries to account for available ACE.

Available ACE. 41 43 For a Member to be able to fish commercially with any gear capable of harvesting regulated 42 44 groundfish species, both the Member and the Sector must have available ACE. Alternately, the 43 1 Member may draft an internal ACE trade agreement with another Member to “cover” harvested 44 2 ACE. This provision should be considered exclusive to the administration of the Sector and would 1 3 therefore not be subject to NMFS enforcement. 3 5 Further, ACE must be available to account for interactions with allocated regulated groundfish 4 6 stocks in non-target fisheries in which groundfish catch applies to the Sector’s ACEs, including 5 7 directed monkfish and skate trips, which are likely to be taken by Members. All monitoring and 6 8 reporting requirements will be maintained in non-target fisheries to account for available ACE.

Available ACE. 41 13 For a Member to be able to fish commercially with any gear capable of harvesting regulated 42 14 groundfish species, both the Member and the Sector must have available ACE. Alternately, the 43 15 Member may draft an internal ACE trade agreement with another Member to “cover” harvested 44 16 ACE. This provision should be considered exclusive to the administration of the Sector and would 1 17 therefore not be subject to NMFS enforcement. 3 19 Further, ACE must be available to account for interactions with allocated regulated groundfish 4 20 stocks in non-target fisheries in which groundfish catch applies to the Sector’s ACEs, including 5 21 directed monkfish and skate trips, which are likely to be taken by Members. All monitoring and 6 22 reporting requirements will be maintained in non-target fisheries to account for available ACE.

Available ACE. 41 30 For a Member to be able to fish commercially with any gear capable of harvesting regulated 42 31 groundfish species, both the Member and the Sector must have available ACE. Alternately, the 43 32 Member may draft an internal ACE trade agreement with another Member to “cover” harvested 44 33 ACE. This provision should be considered exclusive to the administration of the Sector and would 1 34 therefore not be subject to NMFS enforcement. 3 36 Further, ACE must be available to account for interactions with allocated regulated groundfish 4 37 stocks in non-target fisheries in which groundfish catch applies to the Sector’s ACEs, including 5 38 directed monkfish and skate trips, which are likely to be taken by Members. All monitoring and 6 39 reporting requirements will be maintained in non-target fisheries to account for available ACE.