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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><i><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:black">Attention Category I or Category II fishers</span></i></b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:black">: The Marine Mammal Authorization Program (MMAP) is a mandatory commercial fishermen’s
registration program that provides annual exemptions for accidentally killing or injuring marine mammals (incidental take), during commercial fishing activities. If your fishery is classified as either
<b><i>Category I or II</i></b>, you must obtain and retain an MMAP certificate. You can find your category on the
</span><span style="color:black;background:white"><a href="https://urldefense.com/v3/__https:/www.fisheries.noaa.gov/national/marine-mammal-protection/list-fisheries-summary-tables*table-2---commercial-fisheries-in-the-atlantic-ocean,-gulf-of-mexico,-and-caribbean__;Iw!!KKphUJtCzQ!PUs7Ce2NfHXwI7dO0Z0mur1XQuZkiT7KPSrd4hI0aZhwBJysZfCUxl44eK7XYoJy3YxMa_wE0IPneuT_ynBjNZypBe-afil1$"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:blue">List
of Fisheries website</span><span style="color:blue"> [fisheries.noaa.gov]</span></a></span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:black;background:white">.
</span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:black">This list is reviewed and revised annually.</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:black">The MMAP requires that you:</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<span style="font-size:12.0pt">Retain an authorization certificate during fishing activities<o:p></o:p></span></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="color:black;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo3;vertical-align:baseline">
<span style="font-size:12.0pt">Carry an observer, as requested<o:p></o:p></span></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="color:black;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo3;vertical-align:baseline">
<span style="font-size:12.0pt">Comply with applicable Take Reduction Plans<o:p></o:p></span></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="color:black;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo3;vertical-align:baseline">
<span style="font-size:12.0pt">Report any marine mammal serious injury/mortality caused by fishing operations within 48 hours of returning from the trip where the interaction occurred. Reports can be submitted online or mailed (visit the
<a href="https://urldefense.com/v3/__https:/www.fisheries.noaa.gov/national/marine-mammal-protection/marine-mammal-authorization-program?utm_medium=email&utm_source=govdelivery*reporting-a-death-or-injury-of-a-marine-mammal-during-commercial-fishing-operations__;Iw!!KKphUJtCzQ!PUs7Ce2NfHXwI7dO0Z0mur1XQuZkiT7KPSrd4hI0aZhwBJysZfCUxl44eK7XYoJy3YxMa_wE0IPneuT_ynBjNZypBZ71K3lD$">
<span style="color:blue">MMAP website [fisheries.noaa.gov]</span></a> for more information).<o:p></o:p></span></li></ol>
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<b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:black">The MMAP certificate has now been updated for 2024.
</span></b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:black"> Last year, the Greater Atlantic Regional Fisheries Office, which regulates the New England/Mid-Atlantic fisheries, transitioned the paper mailing of these certificates to primarily online accessibility.
<b>Please view and download the 2024 MMAP Certificate </b></span><a href="https://urldefense.com/v3/__https:/www.fisheries.noaa.gov/national/marine-mammal-protection/marine-mammal-authorization-program__;!!KKphUJtCzQ!PUs7Ce2NfHXwI7dO0Z0mur1XQuZkiT7KPSrd4hI0aZhwBJysZfCUxl44eK7XYoJy3YxMa_wE0IPneuT_ynBjNZypBWAZg7Ny$"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:blue;background:yellow">HERE</span></b><span style="color:blue">
[fisheries.noaa.gov]</span></a><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:black">. You must retain a PRINTED
<i>OR </i>ELECTRONIC copy on a device to make available, upon request. </span></b><o:p></o:p></p>
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<span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Are available at NOAA fisheries: 55 Great Republic Drive, Gloucester, MA (contact us for an appointment)<o:p></o:p></span></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="color:black;mso-list:l1 level1 lfo6;vertical-align:baseline">
<span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Available at your local state permitting office (Coastal Resources, Galilee or Marine Fisheries, Jamestown)<o:p></o:p></span></li></ol>
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