Fishing & Seafood Permits

A valid Pacific Coast Groundfish Fishery limited entry permit (LEP) is required to participate in the federal limited entry fishery in waters off of Washington, Oregon, and California, excepting participation in the Open Access Fishery. NOAA Fisheries

A valid Mothership Cooperative Permit (MS Coop Permit) is required to buy whiting from the catcher vessel and process the whiting to sell in the marketplace. Participants are LEP holders with MS/CV endorsed permits.  A Mothership Cooperative Permi

A valid Observer/Catch Monitor Provider Permit is required to provide observers and/or catch monitors to the Pacific Coast Groundfish Fishery.  An Observer/Catch Monitor Provider Permit Application Form must be completed and submitted to NOAA Fish

A valid Sablefish-endorsed Pacific Coast Groundfish Fishery limited entry permit (LEP) is required to participate in the sablefish primary season for the limited entry fixed gear fishery. However, a non-sablefish endorsed LEP fixed-gear permit can be used

Disclosure of ownership in the Shorebased IFQ Groundfish Fishery is required to participate in the federal shore-based groundfish fishery in waters off of Washington, Oregon, and California. A Trawl Identification of Ownership Interest Form must be com

Pacific Halibut Permits

Permit information for commercial fishing in the West Coast EEZ (California, Washington, Oregon) for Pacific tunas, swordfish, sharks, and billfish.

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