NOAA Fisheries has announced the closure of the longfin squid fishery for the remainder of Trimester 2. Vessels issued Federal moratorium longfin squid permits, with some exemptions, may not fish for, catch, possess or land more than 2,500 lb of longfin per trip or calendar day until Trimester 3 begins on September 1, 2014. Click here to read the full announcement.
As of 0001 hours, August 11, 2014, vessels issued Federal moratorium longfin squid permits, except as provided below, may not fish for, catch, possess or land more than 2,500 lb of longfin per trip or calendar day until Trimester 3 begins on September 1, 2014. This trip limit reduction is required by Federal regulations because we have projected that 90 percent of the 2014 Trimester 2 longfin squid fishery is fully harvested, which means we have closed the directed fishery for longfin squid for the remainder of Trimester 2 through August 31, 2014.
Vessels may not fish for, catch, possess or land more than 2,500 lb of longfin squid per trip or calendar day, beginning August 11, 2014, until September 1, 2014. Vessels with more than 2,500 lb of longfin squid must land prior to August 11, 2014.
There is an exception to the Trimester 2 closure/possession limit for vessels directing on Illex squid. Certain vessels fishing for Illex squid may possess up to 15,000 lb of longfin squid during the Trimester 2 directed longfin squid fishery closure provided the vessel meets the criteria specified at the end of this letter.
As of 0001 hours, August 11, 2014, federally permitted dealers may not purchase more than 2,500 lb of longfin squid per trip or per day, until the start of Trimester 3 on September 1, 2014. During the Trimester 2 directed longfin squid fishery closure, dealers may purchase up to 15,000 lb of longfin squid from vessels legally fishing for Illex squid (see details at the end of this letter).
Longfin squid catch limited to 2,500 lb per trip/day
Effective 0001 hours, August 11, 2014 Closure; Catch Limited to 2,500 lb Per Trip/Day; Effective August 11, 2014. Click here for more information.