HMS Fishery Compliance Guides

Below are links to the most recent Atlantic HMS Fishery Compliance Guides. These guides are designed to provide a plain language summary of HMS regulations, but are not a substitute for the regulations found at 50 CFR 635. For a comprehensive list of Atlantic HMS regulations, please refer to the Electronic Code of Federal Regulations found online at the Electronic Code of Federal Regulations for HMS fisheries

COMMERCIAL:
2009 HMS Commercial Fishing Compliance Guide (entire document)
Individual Sections -- Select from the List Below Cover and Introduction Quick Reference: Atlantic Shark Regulations Quick Reference: Atlantic Tunas Regulations Quick Reference: Atlantic Swordfish Regulations Gear Definitions General Restrictions Pelagic/Bottom Longline, and Shark Gillnet Gear Restrictions Commercial Fishing Permits Commercial Shark Fishing Commercial Tuna Fishing Commercial Swordfish Fishing Charter/Headboat Fishing Observer Coverage HMS Workshops Contact List

DEALER:
2009 HMS Dealer Compliance Guide (entire document)
Individual Sections -- Select from the List Below Cover and Introduction Permits Tunas Sharks Swordfish Billfish Importing, Exporting, and Re-exporting HMS Contact List

 

To request hard copy versions of any of the compliance guides please contact the Highly Migratory Species Management Division at:

1315 East West Highway
National Marine Fisheries Service
Silver Spring, MD 20910
Phone: (301) 713-2347
Fax: (301) 713-1917

Or email:
Craig Cockrell (Craig.Cockrell@noaa.gov) or Peter Cooper (Peter.Cooper@noaa.gov) with your request.