Public Notice: 2016 POUND NET NOTICES
REGULATION 4 VAC 20-25-10 ET
SEQ., PERTAINING TO POUND NET SITING PUBLIC INTEREST REVIEW" requires that there be an opportunity for
public comment on new pound net locations that are requested for licensing by
commercial fishermen. The following notices are posted by date; the
comment period for each specific notice ends approximately 30 days from the date
posted on this web site. Please check with The Fisheries Division at
(757) 247-2248 to determine when a specific comment period ends.
Send
comments/inquiries within 30 days of the date a notice is posted to: Marine Resources Commission,
Fisheries Management Division, 2600 Washington Avenue, 3rd Floor,
Newport News, Virginia 23607.
Note: There is a regulatory cap on the number of pound nets that are allowed in Chesapeake Bay and parts of Virginia's tidal rivers
(
REGULATION 4 VAC 20-600-10 ET SEQ, "LIMITS THE SALE OF POUND NET LICENSES").
The cap in the affected area is 161 pound nets. Click on the
pound net cap report
to see if any nets are likely available; nets available under cap is dependent on licenses sold, licenses authorized for sale, and net locations advertised for public review and will change with
time. Use the
pound net cap report
as a guideline and consult with the
Marine Police District Officer in your geographical area to decide whether to submit an application for a pound net license.
Use the following link to see locations of pound net license issued in the
current calendar year:
Pound
Net Map. More information on
Fixed Fishing
Device (FFD) licensing.
Note: Notices below this point are beyond the 30 day comment period and are provided only as a reference of new pound net licensing activity. Comments will not be accepted on the notices below.
Public Comment Period for FFD Application NP0212: March 7, 2016 -
April 6, 2016
Notice is hereby given that CLIFTON W BURTON of
COLONIAL BEACH, VA has applied to the Marine Resources Commission to relocate a
licensed pound net in the Chesapeake Bay in the following location:
PROPOSED LOCATION SITE#NP0212: UPPER MACHODOC CREEK APPROXIMATELY 1960 FT SW #11
LIGHTED BUOY
COORDINATES OF OFFSHORE-MOST POINT: N38-18.7220 / W77-02.3760
COORDINATES OF INSHORE-MOST POINT: N38-18.5870 / W77-02.3500
PRIOR
LOCATION OF THE LICENSED POUND NET: APPROX 620 YRDS S OF UPPER MACHODOC CR
DAHLGREN CHANNEL RANGE REAR LIGHT
COORDINATES OF OFFSHORE-MOST POINT:
N38-18.6750 / W77-02.3660
COORDINATES OF INSHORE-MOST POINT: N38-18.5870 /
W77-02.3500
Send comments/inquiries on or before April 6, 2016
to:
Ma rine Resources Commission
Fisheries Management Division
2600 Washington Avenue, 3rd Floor
Newport News, Virginia 23607
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