The following are exempted fishing permits (EFP) that are currently applied for or have been issued for activities in the Gulf of Mexico.
Activities that may affect a fishery, community, or fishing sector may be reviewed by the Gulf of Mexico Fishery Management Council and be open for public comment. Those EFPs reviewed by the Gulf of Mexico Fishery Management Council are listed below.
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Exempted Fishing Permit (EFP) and Letters of Acknowledgement (LOA) Application Information
Oceanic whitetip shark. Hawaiʻi longline fishermen use leaders to connect weighed branch lines and baited hooks. A new rule prohibits steel wire leaders in the Hawaiʻi deep-set longline fishery, starting May 31, 2022. The rule aims to increase the survival of hooked oceanic whitetip sharks caught as bycatch in the Pacific Islands region. Credit: Andy Mann
Sea turtle escaping a net equipped with turtle excluder device.