Fishing & Seafood Permits

Permit Categories Category 1: Commercial (Moratorium) Vessel that fishes for, catches, possesses, transports, lands, sells, or trades summer flounder. In 2017, 728 Category 1 summer flounder permits were issued. The number of permits in the confi

Information for the Swordfish Directed Commercial Fishing Permit (Limited Access) from the Southeast Region Permit Office.

This permit authorizes vessels to commercially fish for and retain North Atlantic swordfish using specific gear.

Information for the Swordfish Handgear Commercial Fishing Permit (Limited Access) from the Southeast Region Permit Office.

Information for the Swordfish Incidental Commercial Fishing Permit (Limited Access) from the Southeast Region Permit Office.

Operator permit for the person in charge of fishing operations (hereinafter referred to as the operator) on a U.S. purse seine fishing vessel (a vessel in excess of 400 st (362.8 mt) carrying capacity) engaged in commercial fishing operations under a vess

A valid Western and Central Pacific Fisheries Commission Area Endorsement is required for any fishing vessel of the United States used for commercial fishing for highly migratory species on the high seas in the WCPFC Convention Area.

A permit is required by the owner of a U.S. fishing vessel used to fish for lobster or deepwater shrimp in the EEZ around American Samoa, Guam, Hawaiʻi, Northern Mariana Islands, and the Pacific Remote Islands Areas. The permit expires 1 year after.

Open access commercial fishing permit for Western Pacific pelagic longline fishing.

This permit is required by anyone using a vessel longer than 50 feet to fish for three species of pelagic squids with squid jig gear in the EEZs around American Samoa, Northern Mariana Islands, Guam, Hawaiʻi, and the Pacific Remote Island Areas. The specie