Common use of SECTOR SPECIFIC EXEMPTIONS Clause in Contracts

SECTOR SPECIFIC EXEMPTIONS. As referenced in §4.0 of this Agreement all Sectors are granted the following Universal Exemptions. 21.1 Exemption from trip limits on stocks for which a sector receives an allocation, except for the following: 21.1. 1Halibut: Trip Limit continues to be one fish per trip 21.1. 2No vessels is allowed to possess any windowpaone flounder, ocean pout or wolfish onboard at any time. When caught these species must be discarded. 21.2 Exemption from the Gulf of Maine Cod Protection Closures IV and V. 21.3 Exemption from groundfish DAS requirements other than those required to comply with effort controls in other fisheries. 21.4 Exemption from the requirement to use 6.5 inch mesh in the codend in ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ separator trawl/▇▇▇▇▇ trawl when targeting ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ in the Georges Bank Regulated Mesh Area to use 6 inch mesh in the codend. 21.5 Exemption from the minimum codend mesh size restrictions for trawl gear when fishing in compliance with provisions of the Redfish Exemption Program. 21.6 DAS Leasing Program Length and Horsepower Restrictions