Common use of Universal Exemptions Clause in Contracts

Universal Exemptions. All Groundfish DAS requirements, including days-at-sea (DAS) reductions, differential 38 groundfish DAS counting, the 3/15 rule for gillnets, and 24-hour DAS counting. NE 3 11.2 5 11.3 6 11.4 7 8 9 11.5 10 11 12 11.6 13 15 11.7 16 18 multispecies (DAS) requirements to persecute other fisheries as specified in §§ 648.92 and 648.32, such as monkfish and skate continue to apply. Trip limits on NE multispecies stocks, except Atlantic Halibut, windowpane flounder, ocean pout and Atlantic wolfish. Seasonal Closed Areas (currently Georges Bank seasonal closure in May) Additional mortality controls adopted by Amendment 16, including additional seasonal or year-round closures, gear requirements, DAS reductions, differential DAS counting, and/or restricted gear areas. Vessels are exempt from GOM Cod Protection Closures IV (October) and V (March), but must comply with GOM Cod Protection Closures I (May), II (June), and III (November, December, and January). The 6.5” minimum mesh size restriction for trawl gear specified at § 648.80(a)(4)(i) when using a ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ separator or ▇▇▇▇▇ trawl within the GB Regulated Mesh Area (RMA), provided the vessel uses a codend with at least 6” minimum mesh size. From all or a portion of ASM coverage if the vessel is fishing on a monkfish DAS with extra-large mesh gillnets (10-inch or greater mesh) exclusively in Southern New England.

Universal Exemptions. All Groundfish DAS requirements, including days-at-sea (DAS) reductions, differential 38 groundfish DAS counting, the 3/15 rule for gillnets, and 24-hour DAS counting. NE 3 11.2 5 11.3 6 11.4 7 8 9 11.5 10 11 12 11.6 13 15 11.7 16 18 multispecies (DAS) requirements to persecute other fisheries as specified in §§ 648.92 and 648.32, such as monkfish and skate continue to apply. Trip limits on NE multispecies stocks, except Atlantic Halibut, windowpane flounder, ocean pout and Atlantic wolfish. Seasonal Closed Areas (currently Georges Bank ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇ seasonal closure in May) Additional mortality controls adopted by Amendment 16, including additional seasonal or year-round closures, gear requirements, DAS reductions, differential DAS counting, and/or restricted gear areas. Vessels are exempt from GOM Cod Protection Closures IV (October) and V (March), but must comply with GOM Cod Protection Closures I (May), II (June), and III (November, December, and January). The 6.5” minimum mesh size restriction for trawl gear specified at § 648.80(a)(4)(i) when using a ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ separator or ▇▇▇▇▇ trawl within the GB Regulated Mesh Area (RMA), provided the vessel uses a codend with at least 6” minimum mesh size. From all or a portion of ASM coverage if the vessel is fishing on a monkfish DAS with extra-large mesh gillnets (10-inch or greater mesh) exclusively in Southern New England.