Greater Atlantic Region Dealer Purchase Reports

Final Rule 0648-BF43 All Federally permitted dealers of Atlantic mackerel, squid, butterfish, Atlantic sea scallop, Atlantic surfclam, ocean quahog, Northeast (NE) multispecies, monkfish, summer flounder, scup, black sea bass, Atlantic bluefish, spiny dogfish, Atlantic herring, skates, tilefish, hagfish, American lobster must have been issued and have in their possession a federal dealer permit in order to purchase such species from fishing vessels. Federally permitted dealers in the above fisheries are required to submit certain information regarding their fish purchases to the National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS). Trip-level (trip by trip) reports provide the comprehensive data that are necessary for successful long-term management of each fishery. This revision would require that dealers who purchase previously unmanaged Jonah crabs Federal waters to report the purchase of this species in weekly electronic dealer reports.

The latest form for Greater Atlantic Region Dealer Purchase Reports expires 2021-03-31 and can be found here.