Nantucket Lightship Closed Area. 5 This exemption allows sector vessels to access portions of the Nantucket Lightship Closed Area to 6 provide additional opportunities to target monkfish, dogfish, and skates. 7 A trawl vessel may fish in the Western Exemption Area with any legal trawl gear. A trawl vessel fishing 8 in the Eastern Exemption Area is restricted to approved selective trawl gear, including the separator 9 trawl, the Xxxxx trawl, or the rope trawl. Flounder nets are prohibited in the Eastern Exemption Area. A 10 hook vessel is permitted in both areas. A gillnet vessel is restricted to fishing 10‐inch (25.4‐cm), or 11 larger, diamond mesh in both areas. A gillnet vessel must use pingers when fishing in the Western 12 Exemption Area from December 1 – May 31, because this area lies within the existing Southern New 13 England Management Area of the Harbor Porpoise Take Reduction Plan. 14
Nantucket Lightship Closed Area. 6 provide additional opportunities to target monkfish, dogfish, and skates.
Nantucket Lightship Closed Area. 5 This exemption allows sector vessels to access portions of the Nantucket Lightship Closed Area to provide 6 additional opportunities to target monkfish, dogfish, and skates. 7 A trawl vessel may fish in the Western Exemption Area with any legal trawl gear. A trawl vessel fishing in 8 the Eastern Exemption Area is restricted to approved selective trawl gear, including the separator trawl, 9 the Xxxxx trawl, or the rope trawl. Flounder nets are prohibited in the Eastern Exemption Area. A hook 10 vessel is permitted in both areas. A gillnet vessel is restricted to fishing 10‐inch (25.4‐cm), or larger, 11 diamond mesh in both areas. A gillnet vessel must use pingers when fishing in the Western Exemption 12 Area from December 1 – May 31, because this area lies within the existing Southern New England 13 Management Area of the Harbor Porpoise Take Reduction Plan. 14 15 The Western and Eastern Nantucket Lightship Closed Areas are defined by lines connecting the points 16 listed below in the order stated. 17 18 Western Nantucket Lightship Closed Area 19 POINT LATITUDE LONGITUDE A 40°50'N 70°20'W B 40°50'N 70°00'W C 40°20'N 70°00'W D 40°20'N 70°20'W A 40°50'N 70°20'W 20 22 Eastern Nantucket Lightship Closed Area 23 POINT LATITUDE LONGITUDE A 40°50'N 69°30'W B 40°50'N 69°00'W C 40°20'N 69°00'W D 40°20'N 69°30'W A 40°50'N 69°30'W 24 25 26 Any vessel that intends to access the Western or Eastern Nantucket Lightship Closed Areas must declare
Nantucket Lightship Closed Area. 5 This exemption allows sector vessels to access portions of the Nantucket Lightship Closed Area to 6 provide additional opportunities to target monkfish, dogfish, and skates. 7 A trawl vessel may fish in the Western Exemption Area with any legal trawl gear. A trawl vessel fishing 8 in the Eastern Exemption Area is restricted to approved selective trawl gear, including the separator 9 trawl, the Xxxxx trawl, or the rope trawl. Flounder nets are prohibited in the Eastern Exemption Area. A 10 hook vessel is permitted in both areas. A gillnet vessel is restricted to fishing 10-inch (25.4-cm), or 11 larger, diamond mesh in both areas. A gillnet vessel must use pingers when fishing in the Western
Nantucket Lightship Closed Area. This exemption allows sector vessels to access portions of the Nantucket Lightship Closed Area to provide additional opportunities to target monkfish, dogfish, and skates. Any vessel that intends to access the Western or Eastern Nantucket Lightship Closed Areas must declare a closed area trip through the VMS trip start hail by checking the box next to “Closed Area Trip” under sector exemptions. Trip Start Hails must be submitted prior to departure. The sector must follow any additional trip declaration or reporting requirements that NMFS implements during the fishing year. Under this exemption, a trawl vessel may fish in the Western Exemption Area with any legal trawl gear allowed in the large-mesh groundfish fishery. A trawl vessel fishing in the Eastern Exemption Area must use a xxxxxxx separator trawl (as specified in 50 C.F.R. § 648.85(a)(3)(iii)(A)), a Xxxxx trawl (as specified in 50 C.F.R. § 648.85 (b)(6)(iv)(J)(1)), or a rope seperator trawl (as specified in 50 C.F.R. § 648.84(e)). Flounder trawl nets (as specified in 50 C.F.R. § 648.85(a)(3)(iii)(B)) are prohibited in the Eastern Exemption Area. A vessel using hook gear is permitted in both areas. A vessel using gillnet gear must use 10-inch (25.4-cm), or larger, diamond mesh in both areas. A vessel using gillnet gear must also use pingers when fishing in the Western Exemption Area from December 1 – May 31, because this area lies within the existing Southern New England Management Area of the Harbor Porpoise Take Reduction Plan. The Western and Eastern Nantucket Lightship Exemption Areas are defined by lines connecting the points listed below in the order stated. Western Nantucket Lightship Exemption Area Point N. Lat. W. Long. A 40°50' 70°20' B 40°50' 70°00' C 40°20' 70°00' E 40°50' 70°20' Eastern Nantucket Lightship Exemption Area Point N. Lat. W. Long. A 40°50' 69°30' B 40°50' 69°00' C 40°20' 69°00' E 40°50' 69°30' Exemption from the 6.5-inch mesh size for directed redfish trips This exemption allows a sector vessel to fish for Acadian redfish in the designated Redfish Exemption Area, described below, using nets with codend mesh no smaller than
Nantucket Lightship Closed Area. 13 14 This exemption allows sector vessels to access portions of the Nantucket Lightship 15 Closed Area to provide additional opportunities to target monkfish, dogfish, and skates.
Nantucket Lightship Closed Area. 6 This exemption allows sector vessels to access portions of the Nantucket Lightship Closed Area to 7 provide additional opportunities to target monkfish, dogfish, and skates. 8 Any vessel that intends to access the Western or Eastern Nantucket Lightship Closed Areas must declare 9 a closed area trip through the VMS trip start hail by checking the box next to “Closed Area Trip” under 10 sector exemptions. Trip Start Hails must be submitted prior to departure. The sector must follow any 11 additional trip declaration or reporting requirements that NMFS implements during the fishing year.
Nantucket Lightship Closed Area. 6 provide additional opportunities to target monkfish, dogfish, and skates. 7 A trawl vessel may fish in the Western Exemption Area with any legal trawl gear. A trawl vessel fishing 8 in the Eastern Exemption Area is restricted to approved selective trawl gear, including the separator 9 trawl, the Xxxxx trawl, or the rope trawl. Flounder nets are prohibited in the Eastern Exemption Area. A 10 hook vessel is permitted in both areas. A gillnet vessel is restricted to fishing 10-inch (25.4-cm), or 11 larger, diamond mesh in both areas. A gillnet vessel must use pingers when fishing in the Western
