Fishing & Seafood Permits

A valid West Coast Coastal Pelagic Species (CPS) limited entry permit is required for anyone using purse seine gear for fishing or landing CPS finfish in the limited entry fishery in the Limited Entry Zone. Fishery Type: Limited access Harvest

Deep-Set Buoy Gear Permits

A valid West Coast Drift Gillnet limited entry permit is required for anyone using drift gillnet gear to fish for highly migratory species within the Exclusive Economic Zone (EEZ) of California and Oregon. Fishery Type: Limited access Harvest Type:&

An Eastern Tropical Pacific Ocean (ETP) Operator permit is 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

The owner or managing owner of a U.S. purse seine fishing vessel of greater than 400 st (362.8 mt) carrying capacity that participates in commercial fishing operations in the ETP must possess a valid vessel permit. Fishery Type: Open access Har

A valid Electronic Monitoring Provider Permit is required to provide electronic monitoring (EM) services for vessels authorized to use EM systems in the Pacific Coast Groundfish Fishery. As part of an application for an Electronic Monitoring Provider Per

Information about applying for an Electronic Monitoring Provider Permit, required to provide electronic monitoring (EM) services for vessels authorized to use EM systems in the Pacific Coast Groundfish Fishery.

A valid Catcher/Processor Cooperative Permit (C/P Coop Permit) is required to operate in the at-sea whiting C/P fishery. Participants are LEP holders with C/P endorsed permits. A Catcher/Processor Cooperative Permit Application Form must be comple

A valid First Receiver Site License (FRSL) is required to receive, purchase, or take custody, control, or possession of catch onshore from a vessel that harvested fish under the IFQ program. All buyers must hold an FRSL for each physical landing site in o

A vessel account is required to participate in the Shorebased IFQ program. A vessel account registration request form must be completed and submitted to NOAA Fisheries at the address given to request a vessel account. To complete the request, any Econo