Permit Categories
Category 1: Commercial (Moratorium)
Vessel that fishes for, catches, possesses, transports, lands, sells, or trades black sea bass.
In 2017, we issued 646 Category 1 permits.
A Confirmation of Permit History allows a vessel o
Vessels with any valid commercial permit in the Greater Atlantic Region may possess forage species.
Forage fish are small schooling species that serve as prey for larger commercially and recreationally important fish, as well as for marine mammals