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DOC/NOAA RIN: 0648-BH16 Publication ID: Fall 2018 
Title: Amendment 20 to the Atlantic Mackerel, Squid, and Butterfish Fishery Management Plan 
Abstract: This amendment was initiated to reduce latent effort in the longfin and Illex squid fisheries and adjust the management of the longfin squid fishery during Trimester 2 (May through August). The objectives of this proposed action are to remove unused or minimally used squid permits and to reduce the potential for excessive fishing effort on inshore spawning aggregations and associated impacts to squid egg mops during Trimester 2. The Squid Amendment would: 1) reissue longfin/butterfish moratorium permits to recently active vessels; 2) separate butterfish from the current longfin/butterfish moratorium permit to create a new butterfish moratorium permit; 3) create two new limited access longfin permits with reduced trip limits for less active vessels; 4) allow permit holders to swap requalified longfin moratorium permits among their vessels; and 5) reduce the longfin possession limit for incidental permits and after the Trimester 2 quota is caught. 
Agency: Department of Commerce(DOC)  Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant 
RIN Status: Previously published in the Unified Agenda Agenda Stage of Rulemaking: Proposed Rule Stage 
Major: No  Unfunded Mandates: No 
EO 13771 Designation: Not subject to, not significant 
CFR Citation: 50 CFR 648   
Legal Authority: 16 U.S.C. 1801 et seq.   
Legal Deadline:  None
Timetable:
Action Date FR Cite
Notice of Availability  07/27/2018  83 FR 35602   
NPRM  10/00/2018 
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: Yes  Government Levels Affected: None 
Small Entities Affected: Businesses  Federalism: No 
Included in the Regulatory Plan: No 
RIN Data Printed in the FR: No 
Agency Contact:
Michael Pentony
Regional Administrator, Greater Atlantic Region
Department of Commerce
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
55 Great Republic Drive,
Gloucester, MA 01930
Phone:978 281-9283
Email: michael.pentony@noaa.gov