Request a transfer of a commercial fishing permit or endorsement

What you need:

• A Request for Verification of Permit Transferability form

The person receiving the permit will need:

• A Request for Verification of Experience form and one or more of the following to verify experience:
   
  • A tax return (1099) from a captain, vessel owner, or company you worked with before

  • Copies of vessel trip reports (VTRs) that show you are an operator or permit holder

  • Catch reports from a permit you held or currently hold

You must work through the DMF because state regulations prohibit the transfer, loan, lease, exchange, barter or sale of any permit without permission of the Director, who works from this office. (See Ch 130 sec 2 and 322 CMR 7.01(14)(e).

Criteria for transferring either a Coastal Lobster permit or other limited entry endorsement is governed by separate regulations: 322 CMR 7.03 and 322 CMR 7.06. Coastal Lobster permit holders in two discrete lobster management areas are allowed to transfer trap allocations between eligible permit holders.