Publice Notice: Pertaining to Landing Licenses
The Virginia Marine Resources Commission invites public comment on the
proposed amendments to the regulations listed below.
In accordance with §28.2-209 of the Code of Virginia, a public
hearing on the proposed amendments will be held at 12:00 Noon on
Tuesday, February 24, at the Marine Resources Commission, 2600
Washington Avenue, Newport News, Virginia. Written comments on
the proposals should be mailed to Jack Travelstead, VMRC Fisheries
Management Division, 2600 Washington Avenue, 3rd Floor, Newport News,
Virginia 23607. Copies of the proposed amendments may be
reviewed at the Commission Monday through Friday, 8:15 a.m. to 5:00
p.m. and may be obtained by calling the Commission at (757) 247-2248.
1. Regulation 4 VAC 20-920-10 et seq., "Pertaining to Landing
Licenses."
The Commission proposes to modify the requirements for the transfer of
summer flounder endorsement licenses from one vessel to another by
establishing a baseline of vessel length and gross transfer for each
vessel licensed for the flounder fishery as of February 24, 2004.
Thereafter, any vessel receiving a summer flounder endorsement license
by transfer must be within 10 percent of the length and gross tonnage
of the baseline vessel.
The purpose of the proposed amendment is to align the regulation more
closely to the requirement of federal statutes governing the transfer
of federal flounder permits.
2. Regulation 4 VAC 20-720-10 et seq., "Pertaining to
Restrictions on Oyster Harvest."
The Commission proposes to open public oyster grounds to the harvesting
of oysters by hand scrape in the area of Pocomoke Sound northeast of
the Pocomoke-Tangier Sound Management Area for the month of
March. The Commission also proposes to extend the oyster dredging
season in the Pocomoke-Tangier Sound Management Area through March 31,
2004.
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VMRC DOES NOT DISCRIMINATE AGAINST INDIVIDUALS WITH DISABILITIES;
THEREFORE, IF YOU ARE IN NEED OF REASONABLE ACCOMMODATIONS DUE TO A
DISABILITY,
PLEASE ADVISE DEBORAH CAWTHON (757) 247-2248 NO LESS THAN FIVE WORK
DAYS PRIOR
TO THE MEETING TIME AND IDENTIFY YOUR NEEDS.