Key Message:
Due to the government shutdown, the NOAA Fisheries Southeast Region Permits Office is notifying permit holders that some permits will remain valid beyond their stated expiration date. Consistent with 5 U.S.C. § 558, permits for which complete renewal applications are submitted to the Southeast Region Permits Office before the expiration date will be considered valid until NOAA Fisheries makes a final determination on the renewal application once the Permits Office reopens.
Background:
- Due to the government shutdown, the permit system at the Southeast Regional Office in St. Petersburg, Florida, is experiencing delays in permit renewals. The Southeast Region Permits Office is currently unable to process permit applications.
- Some individuals applied to renew their permits in a timely manner, but have not received new permits due to the shutdown.
- For permits that are expired but have timely and complete renewal applications pending at the Southeast Regional Office, the permit will remain valid beyond the stated expiration date until NOAA Fisheries makes a final decision on the application once the Permits Office reopens.
- This notification applies to all Gulf of America, South Atlantic, and Highly Migratory Species vessel permits and dealer permits.
This notification does not apply to vessel permit transfers or requests for new permits.
Sign Up for Text Message Alerts - Find Out About Immediate Openings and Closures
NOAA's Text Message Alert Program allows you to receive important fishery-related alerts via text message (SMS). Standard message & data rates may apply. You may opt-out at any time. Comments sent by any other method (such as postal mail), to any other address or individual, or received after the end of the comment period, may not be considered.
Text alerts you may receive include:
- Immediate fishery openings and closures
- Any significant changes to fishing regulations that happen quickly
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- Gulf of America (formerly Gulf of Mexico) Recreational
Fisheries Related Alerts
- Text GULFRECFISH to 888777
- Gulf
of America (formerly Gulf of Mexico) Commercial Fisheries Related Alerts
- Text GULFCOMMFISH to 888777
- South
Atlantic Recreational Fisheries Related Alerts
- Text SATLRECFISH to 888777
- South
Atlantic Commercial Fisheries Related Alerts
- Text SATLCOMMFISH to 888777
- Caribbean
Fisheries Related Alerts
- Text CARIBFISH to 888777
