#Sablefish free

Otherwise, streamer lines are available through LFS, Inc., and cost around $130 per line. Please indicate your interest using this link.

#Sablefish free

We have a limited number of free streamer lines. The final rule and a compliance guide are available here: These requirements can be found at § 660.21.Īll groundfish longline vessels fishing in the exclusive economic zone (3-200 nautical miles offshore) are required to either use streamer lines (also called tori lines or bait savers) or night set (only deploying hooks between one hour after local sunset and one hour before local sunrise) when fishing north of 36° N. We published these measures in a final rule on December 11, 2019, and the requirements went into effect on January 10, 2020. Seabird Bycatch Minimization MeasuresĪll vessels greater than or equal to 26 feet length overall that use longline gear in the sablefish primary fishery (as well as all other Federal groundfish fisheries) are now subject to seabird bycatch minimization measures. For dressed weight, divide the round weight amount by 1.6. The 2020 sablefish endorsed permit cumulative limits by tier (in round weight) are as follows: NMFS publishes annual tier limits in the Pacific Coast groundfish regulations at § 660.231(b)(3)(i). The cumulative limits are set by tier all sablefish endorsed permits carry a designation for either tier 1, tier 2, or tier 3. For more detailed regulations applying to the limited entry fixed gear sablefish primary fishery, see § 660.231. In the unlikely event that the season must close early, you will be notified by NMFS.ĭuring the primary season, each vessel authorized to participate may take and retain, possess, and land sablefish, up to the tier limit for each of the permits registered for use with that vessel. The fishery closes at 12 noon Pacific time on October 31, or closes for an individual vessel when the tier limit for the sablefish endorsed permit(s) registered to the vessel has been reached, whichever is earlier. You can submit a declaration report by calling the Groundfish Declaration Line phone at (888) 585-5518. You are required to submit a declaration report prior to departing on a trip with a change in fishery status, see § 660.13(d) of the Pacific Coast groundfish regulations for more information. lat.) opens at 12 noon Pacific time on April 1. The sablefish primary fishery for limited entry, fixed gear, sablefish-endorsed vessels off Washington, Oregon, and California (north of 36° N. As the start of the 2020 sablefish primary fishery approaches, we wanted to remind you of regulations that affect you this fishing season.