Atlantic Highly Migratory Species Permit Family of Forms

This information collection consists of a mandatory annual vessel permit program for commercial, recreational, and charter/headboat Atlantic highly migratory species (HMS) fisheries, and mandatory dealer permits for the purchase of HMS from vessels and international trade of several HMS. These permits provide the basis for catch monitoring and collection of catch and effort statistics in these fisheries as required under the Atlantic Tunas Convention Act and the Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation and Management Act. Such information is essential for the United States (U.S.) to meet its reporting obligations to the International Commission for the Conservation of Atlantic Tunas (ICCAT). There is a Privacy Act Statement on the Dealer Permits website at https://www.greateratlantic.fisheries.noaa.gov/aps/permits/dealer/index.html. The PAS for the HMS application is on the form itself.

The latest form for Atlantic Highly Migratory Species Permit Family of Forms expires 2021-10-31 and can be found here.

Initial vessel permit application - Atlantic tunas, HMS charter/headboat

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