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Is there a description of an HMS Charter/Headboat category permit?Do I need a recreational permit to fish for or land tunas, sharks, swordfish, and/or billfish?Can Non-California Residents Apply for a California Commercial Fishing License?May I sell my tunas if I have an HMS Angling category permit?Is there a description of an HMS Angling category permit?Does my permit need to be on board when I am fishing?If I witness a violation of NMFS regulations, how do I report it?May I fish for Atlantic tunas without a vessel (e.g., from an oil rig or from shore)?How do I print my permit?How Can I Get Replacement Alaska Commercial Fishing Permits?Can I change my permit category?Do I need any other permits in addition to a tuna permit?What is a Fishery?Is there a description of a General category permit?If I want to fish for Atlantic tunas, do I need a permit? Which species and what areas are covered?How Do I Apply for a California Commercial Fishing License?My Alaska Vessel is Already Licensed But I Need to Make Changes.What if my address has changed?What do I get when I pay for my permit?What is The Earliest Fish Ticket Year Available?

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Alaska Region

Gulf of Alaska Rockfish Program Applications and Report Forms
Alaska IFQ Halibut Sablefish and CDQ Halibut Program Fishery Applications
Alaska Sport Charter Halibut Applications and Reporting Forms
Alaska Scallop License Limitation Program Application Forms
Alaska Prohibited Species Donation Program Application
Alaska Chinook Salmon Bycatch Efish
Alaska Community Development Quota
Alaska Federal Fisheries Permit and Federal Processor Permit Applications
Bering Sea and Aleutian Islands Crab Rationalization Applications
American Fisheries Act AFA Pollock Applications and Forms
Alaska License Limitation Program Applications for Groundfish and Crab
Alaska Amendment 80 Efish
Alaska Community Quota Entity

Pacific Island Region

Western Pacific General Longline Permit
Western Pacific Precious Corals Permit
Western and Central Pacific Commission Area Endorsement
Pacific Remote Island Areas Bottomfish Permit
Special Coral Reef Ecosystem Fishing Permit and Transshipment Requirements
Foreign EEZ Form
American Samoa Longline Limited Entry Permit
Western Pacific Pelagic Squid Jig Permit
Western Pacific Crustaceans Permit for Lobster or Deepwater Shrimp
Pacific Remote Island Areas Pelagic Troll and Handline Permit
Western Pacific Receiving Vessel Permit
Guam Large Vessel Bottomfish Permit
Hawaii Longline Limited Entry Permit

West Coast Region

Groundfish Individual Fishing Quota Vessel Account Registration
Groundfish Limited Entry Change of Ownership Vessel Registration
Groundfish Mothership Cooperative Permit
Groundfish Observer Catch Monitor Provider Permit
Groundfish Sablefish Ownership Interest
Groundfish Trawl Rationalization Ownership Interest
Pacific Highly Migratory Species Permits
Tuna Treaty Permit

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