BFT question

[Captain Michael Buffington]

How many are you guys allowed and how do you sell them? Do you have to have a comm. license? We get one once in a blue moon and I am curious.
Michael

[Buckwheat]

http://www.nmfs.noaa.gov/sfa/hms/bro...ure_061307.pdf


Everything you need to know. Enjoy.

[Captain Michael Buffington]

Thanks Buckwheat

[Buckwheat]

Aye, Cap'n. Season's Greetings!

[Capt-D]

What the nmfs brochure does not cover is the required commercial license for the states (i.e. NC)

-D

[T-Bone123]

You can sell Blufin in NC on saturday and sunday right? I read something on that site that said that fishing was prohibited saturday and sundays from Nov. 17 to Dec. 31. Maybe I read it wrong?

[frankypettolina]

I think somewhere else it says that all restricted days for the remainder of the year have been waived.

[T-Bone123]

Sounds good, thanks for the reply

[Fishfinder]

As it stands right now you can fish 7 days a week and sell fish 7 days a week , commercially harvest 3 fish a day over 73 inches until Jan 31 ,08.

Capt. Joe

P.S. Temperatures in the mid 30 tonight. Tommorrow, SE 5 knots going NW 2 ft. seas! Plenty of menhaden off the beach. Tommorrow there is going to be a killin off of Morehead City.

[Buckwheat]

Capt B -
In NC, commercially, you need to have the standard commercial fishing license, the General Category boat permit, and the NMFS Atrlantic Tunas permit ($28.00 good thru 31 Dec 08) on the boat w/you. All fish must be 73" CFL or over to keep/sell and the bag limit is 3 fish per boat per day.

Go here for the Fed info www.nmfspermits.com
Go here for NC state info www.ncdmf.net/license/index.html

T-Bone and Franky P -
Currently, there is no restriction on days to sell GBFT in NC.


I got off my lazy ass and walked five houses down the street to my neighbor who is the director of the nc div of marine fisheries.