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Decision  In the Matter of Paul Tasha and Coastal Commercial Lobster Permit No. 2284 Including All Regulated Fishery Permit Endorsements

Date: 01/23/2015
Organization: Division of Marine Fisheries
Docket Number: CCLP-2284-13-DM
  • Respondent: Paul Tasha
  • Appearance for Respondent: Stephen Ouellette, Esq
  • Petitioner: Daniel McKiernan, DMF

Addresses abandoning lobster gear; violations of protected species rules pertaining to setting of single traps in the right whale critical habitat area and the use of weak links; abandoning fixed gear; and improper trap identification and configuration.

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Open PDF file, 1.68 MB,  Final Decision resulting in non-renewal of Coastal Commercial Lobster Permit No. 2284 for the use of commercial lobster traps (English, PDF 1.68 MB)

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Key Terms: Protected species; Atlantic Large Whale Take Reduction Plan; Right Whale Critical Habitat Area; abandoned gear; single traps; weak-links; buoy line marking; trap tags; lobster trap escape vents; catch reports.

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