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Coast Guard Responds to Fishers Fears of Compliance – WPMC searching for potential exemptions

Honolulu – The US Coast Guard, Monday in Honolulu, presented the Western Pacific Regional Fishery Management Council with an overview of the new federal safety examination requirements for commercial fishing vessels. USCG Fisheries Enforcement Specialist Charlie Medlicott said the Coast Guard recognizes that these safety requirements may be inappropriate for small vessels fishing in Hawaii, American Samoa, Guam and the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands (CNMI). The requirements would apply  Read More http://www.pacificnewscenter.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=28571:coast-guard-responds-to-fishers-fears-of-compliance&catid=45:guam-news&Itemid=156