{"id":6709,"date":"2015-04-29T09:47:02","date_gmt":"2015-04-29T13:47:02","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/fish-news.com\/cfn\/?p=6709"},"modified":"2015-05-01T10:30:28","modified_gmt":"2015-05-01T14:30:28","slug":"scoping-sessions-on-squid-fishery-capacity-favor-no-action-now-further-discussion-on-latent-permits","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/fish-news.com\/cfn\/scoping-sessions-on-squid-fishery-capacity-favor-no-action-now-further-discussion-on-latent-permits\/","title":{"rendered":"Scoping sessions on squid fishery capacity favor no action now, further discussion on latent permits"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>NEW BEDFORD, MA \u2013 Recent Mid-Atlantic Fisheries Management Council squid capacity scoping session played to small crowds but with a consistent reaction: no action was the preferred alternative by the commercial fishermen in attendance.<\/p>\n<p>The council\u2019s proposed scoping document starts the process for amending the Atlantic Mackerel, Squid, Butterfish Fishery Management Plan (MSB FMP).<\/p>\n<p>After fishing industry members initially raised concerns about large numbers of latent permits three years ago, control dates for longfin and <i>Illex<\/i> squid were set in May and August of 2013 respectively and the issue was scheduled for review in the 2015 implementation plan.<\/p>\n<p>The scoping document is part of a process that identifies potential impacts, alternatives, and issues of a proposed action.<\/p>\n<p>Some of the actions the council might consider are:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Requalification of permits;<\/li>\n<li>A tiered-access system;<\/li>\n<li>A limited access privilege program, also known as a \u201ccatch share\u201d or \u201cindividual fishing quota\u201d program;<\/li>\n<li>Or the council may decide to take no action&#8230;<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/fish-news.com\/cfn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/CFN_5_15-cover-243x300.jpg\" alt=\"CFN_5_15-cover\" width=\"243\" height=\"300\" class=\"alignleft\" \/><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Read the full story in the May issue of\u00a0<em>Commercial Fisheries News<\/em>. \u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Get a Print edition of CFN mailed to you.\u00a0<a title=\"Single Issue \u2013 Print Edition\" href=\"https:\/\/fish-news.com\/cfn\/products-page-2\/2015\/print-single-issue\/\">PRINT<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Quickly enjoy online access with our flip-book.\u00a0<a title=\"May 2015\" href=\"https:\/\/fish-news.com\/cfn\/products-page-2\/2015\/may-2015\/\">ONLINE<\/a>\u00a0<\/strong><strong>[add_to_cart=6662]<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><em>(Read online immediately with access key and download a copy. \u00a0<a title=\"Free Online Flipbooks\" href=\"https:\/\/fish-news.com\/cfn\/free-online-flipbooks\/\" target=\"_blank\">Not sure<\/a>?)<\/em><\/p>\n<p><strong>Save Big when you\u00a0<a title=\"Marketplace\" href=\"https:\/\/fish-news.com\/cfn\/marketplace\/\">Subscribe<\/a>!\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><b><i>\u00a0<\/i><\/b><\/p>\n<div id=\"ninja-children-wrap\"><\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>NEW BEDFORD, MA \u2013 Recent Mid-Atlantic Fisheries Management Council squid capacity scoping session played to small crowds but with a consistent reaction: no action was the preferred alternative by the commercial fishermen in attendance. 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