EPA vessel discharge permit signed by President
The President signed into law the “Howard Coble Coast Guard and Maritime Transportation Act of 2014” which includes the provision to extend for three years the current exemption for all fishing vessels of any size from the EPA NPDES discharge permit requirements. The EPA regulations were poised to take effect today. This was accomplished by a lot of industry folks working together […]
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EPA VESSEL DISCHARGE PERMIT LEGISLATION
Confirmed. The Senate just passed and amended version of H.R. 5769 the “Howard Coble Coast Guard and Maritime Transportation Act of 2014” that now includes a 3-year extension of the current exemption for all commercial fishing vessels regardless of size (and all commercial non-fishing vessels less than 79 ft) from the EPA incidental discharge permit requirement. The amended bill now […]
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Vessel Discharge Permit
Currently, all vessels less than 79 feet are exempt from the Environmental Protection Agency’s National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System requirements but this will change on December 19, 2014 if the Bill to extend the exemption for vessels less than 79 feet is not passed. Because of conditions in Washington and the time remaining for congressional action there is a chance […]
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UNPRECEDENTED FISHING INDUSTRY SUPPORT FOR SENATE VESSEL DISCHARGE PERMIT EXEMPTION BILL
Working in coalition with representatives of the Garden State Seafood Association, the West Coast Seafood Processors Association, and the National Association of Charterboat Operators, the Southern Shrimp Alliance has played a leading role in generating a powerful letter of support to the United States Senate for S.2904 – the “Vessel Incidental Discharge Act”. http://www.shrimpalliance.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/04/cialFishingandCharterFishingLetterofSupportApril12014.pdf The bill will make permanent the […]
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Addressing Permit and Gear Requirements
EXPLORE FURTHER: Rock Shrimp Permit Requirements NPDES Permits Bycatch Reduction Devices Latent Moratorium Shrimp Permits The environmental community, including the Ocean Conservancy, has launched a new campaign to eliminate what they refer to as “latent” permits in the Gulf shrimp fishery—meaning those permits associated with vessels that have not made shrimp landings in recent years for whatever reason. Amendment 13 […]