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Timestamp: 2019-04-21 14:15:45+00:00

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The season for almaco jack, banded rudderfish and lesser amberjack opens at 12:01 A.M. January 1, 2014. There are no commercial size or possession limits during the open season.
It is unlawful to possess, sell or offer for sale red snapper taken from the waters under the jurisdiction of North Carolina or the South Atlantic Fishery Management Council.
2. It is unlawful for a vessel with a valid Federal Snapper-Grouper permit to possess more than 1,000 pounds (gutted weight) of vermilion snapper per trip.
A. It is unlawful to possess silk snapper, blackfin snapper, yellowtail snapper, dog snapper, cubera snapper, queen snapper, gray snapper and mahogany snapper less than 12 inches total length.
C. It is unlawful to possess Lane snapper less than 8 inches total length.
2. Effective at 12:01 A.M. Monday, December 2, 2013, it is unlawful to possess red porgy taken from the waters under the jurisdiction of North Carolina or the South Atlantic Fishery Management Council. The season will reopen at 12:01 A.M. May 1, 2014.
1. It is unlawful for a vessel with a valid Federal Snapper-Grouper permit to use longline gear to harvest or possess golden tilefish without having a valid South Atlantic Golden Tilefish Longline endorsement onboard.
2. For vessels with a valid South Atlantic Golden Tilefish Longline endorsement, it is unlawful to possess more than 4,000 pounds (gutted weight) of golden tilefish per trip.
F. For recreational purposes, it is unlawful to possess more than 20 fish in the aggregate per person per day of the following species without a valid Federal Commercial South Atlantic Snapper-Grouper permit: whitebone porgy, jolthead porgy, knobbed porgy, longspine porgy, scup, gray triggerfish, yellow jack, bar jack, almaco jack, banded rudderfish, lesser amberjack white grunt, margate and spadefish.
G. For commercial and recreational purposes, it is lawful to possess jolthead, knobbed, saucereye and whitebone porgy and scup. No size or trip limits are in effect at this time.
H. For recreational purposes, it is lawful to possess gray triggerfish taken from waters under the jurisdiction of North Carolina or the South Atlantic Fishery Management Council. No size or trip limits are in effect at this time.
For commercial purposes, the season will reopen at 12:01 a.m. Monday, October 28, 2013 and will close at 12:01 a.m. on November 14, 2013. The season will reopen at 12:01A.M., January 1, 2014. No size or trip limits are in place for the open season.
I. As an exception to XII. F. above, spadefish may be retained and sold in any number without a Federal Commercial South Atlantic Snapper Grouper Permit when taken for commercial purposes in coastal waters.
L. It is unlawful for persons in possession of a valid National Marine Fisheries Service Snapper-Grouper Permit for Charter Vessels to exceed the creel restrictions established in Sections (I), (IX) and (X) of this proclamation when fishing with more than three persons (including the captain and mate) on board.
B. Sea bass may be taken with pots that conform with the federal rule requirements for mesh sizes and pot size as specified in 50 CFR Part §646.2, openings and degradable fasteners specified in 50 CFR §Part 646.22(c)(2)(i), and escape vents and degradable materials as specified in 50 CFR Part §622.40 (b)(3)(i) and rules published in 50 CFR pertaining to sea bass north of Cape Hatteras (35° 15.0321' N. Latitude). Federal rules for commercial black sea bass pot endorsements and pot restrictions, both of which were effective July 1, 2012, can be found in 50 CFR Part §622.40(a)(2)(xv) and 50 CFR Part §622.40(d)(1)(i), respectively.
South of Cape Hatteras, sea bass may be taken with pots that conform with the federal rule requirements for mesh sizes and pot size as specified in 50 CFR Part §622.40. Copies of these rules are available via the Federal Register notice for South Atlantic Snapper Grouper Amendment 18A, posted on the Internet at http://gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/FR-2012-06-01/pdf/2012-13342.pdf and at the Division of Marine Fisheries, P.O. Box 769, Morehead City, NC 28557 at no cost.
D. Provisions for multiple day trip possessions for vessels without a valid Federal South Atlantic Snapper- Grouper Permit are found in 50 CFR Part §622.39. This rule states in part that a person aboard a charter vessel or headboat on a trip that spans more than 24 hours may possess no more than two daily bag limits of species other than red porgy. A person aboard a headboat on a trip that spans more than 48 hours and who can document that fishing was conducted on at least three days may possess no more than three bag limits of species other than red porgy. Privately-operated vessels are allowed only one bag limit.
F. This proclamation supersedes Proclamation FF-64-2013 dated November 27, 2013. It opens the seasons and sets the commercial and recreational limits for snowy grouper and golden tilefish, and the commercial limit for vermilion snapper. It also reopens commercial harvest for almaco jack, banded rudderfish and lesser amberjack on January 1, 2014.

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