NOTICE
The Virginia Marine Resources Commission invites public comment on the proposed amendment to the regulation listed below.
In accordance with §28.2-209 of the Code of Virginia, a public
hearing on the proposed amendment will be held at 12:00 Noon on
Tuesday, October 31, 2006 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, by 5:00 p.m., Monday, October 30, 2006. 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.
Regulation 4 VAC 20-910-10 Et Seq., “Pertaining to Scup (Porgy)”
The National Marine Fisheries Service has increased the 2006 Winter II
(November 1 through December 31) commercial scup quota. This means the
Virginia trip limit during the Winter II period can be adjusted from
the current vessel possession and landing limit of 3,000 pounds to a
vessel possession and landing limit of 6,500 pounds.
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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 BRANDY BATTLE (757) 247-2248 NO LATER THAN FIVE WORK DAYS PRIOR TO THE MEETING DATE AND IDENTIFY YOUR NEEDS.
