Fishing & Seafood Permits

Permit Categories Permit Category Description Permits Issued in 2017 Number of Permits in Confirmation of Permit History* Category A Open Access 1,298 Not Applicable Category B Limited Access 4 0 Category C

Information about the Atlantic Dolphin/Wahoo Commercial Fishing Permit (Open Access) from the Southeast Region Permit Office.

Vessels fishing for herring that are less than 165 feet in length overall, less than 750 gross registered tons, or have a shaft horsepower of less than 3,000 may receive one of the herring permits listed below. Herring vessels exceeding the size

This permit authorizes vessels to recreationally fish for and retain Atlantic highly migratory species using specific gears.

This permit authorizes charter and headboat vessels to take for-hire passengers to recreationally fish for and retain Atlantic highly migratory species using specific gears.

Permit Categories Permit Category Description Permits issued in 2016 LA 2 Full-Time  248 LA 3 Part-Time  2 LA 4 Occasional  0 LA 5 Full-Time Small Dredge  51 LA 6 Part-Time

Information about the Atlantic Shark Dealer Fishing Permit (Open Access) from the Southeast Region Permit Office.

Permit Categories Category 1: Commercial Surfclam (Open Access) For commercial harvest and sale of surfclams. Catch limit is dependent upon IFQ allocation held. In 2017, 617 Category 1 permits were issued. Category 6: Commercial Ocea

Information about the Atlantic Tuna Longline Commercial Fishing Permit (Limited Access) from the Southeast Region Permit Office.

There are two tuna dealer permits: One for bluefin tuna and one for the BAYS tunas (bigeye, albacore, yellowfin, and skipjack).