**NOTICE TO TUNA HARVESTERS**
https://notices.dfo-mpo.gc.ca/fns-sap/index-eng.cfm?pg=view_notice&DOC_ID=232302&ID=all
Applications for vessel replacement for the 2020 Albacore Tuna (USA68) fishery for commercial licence eligibilities 1 - 45 will be accepted through the National Online Licensing (NOLS) https://fishing-peche.dfo-mpo.gc.ca/ system from: Thursday, May 14, 2020 to Friday, May 22, 2020. Applications submitted after May 22, 2020 will NOT be accepted. The current list of vessels with USA68 eligibilities #1-45 can be found at: http://www.pac.dfo-mpo.gc.ca/fm-gp/commercial/pelagic-pelagique/tuna-thon/docs/vessels-vaisseaux/canada-2019-eng.html Application to replace a commercial vessel: https://www.pac.dfo-mpo.gc.ca/fm-gp/licence-permis/forms/repl-rempl-comm-vess-bat-eng.pdf Vessel Replacement Guidelines: -USA68 licences are not married to any other vessel based licences; -a single vessel may hold more than one USA68 licence eligibility; -vessel replacements are not permitted during the fishing period of June 15th to September 15th; -increases in overall vessel length are not permitted in association with any USA68 licence replacements; -vessel replacements related to USA68 licences 1 through 45 must be placed on a vessel that already holds a USA68 licence (e.g., USA68 1 through 179); -Vessel replacements related to USA68 licences 46 through 179 may be placed on a vessel that does not already hold a USA68 licence. Please be advised that there is no guarantee that the USA68 licence eligibility may be replaced to another vessel in the future. Please be further advised that there is currently no fishing regime in place under the Canada-USA tuna treaty. Until a new regime is established no Canadian vessels will be permitted to harvest tuna in USA waters. Furthermore, the number of vessels that might be permitted access under a future regime is not known. Any decisions or valuations that vessel owners make with regards to USA68 licence eligibilities are their own, and should consider this uncertainty. FOR MORE INFORMATION: Please contact bradley.langman@dfo-mpo.gc.ca or 604-679-2949 if you have additional questions. To ensure that you receive email notifications, be sure to update your email address under your profile in the NOLS. Instructions on updating email addresses may be found at: https://www.dfo-mpo.gc.ca/fisheries-peches/sdc-cps/products-produits/user-manual-utilisateurs-sec2-eng.html#toc2.3, 2.3 Profile in the User Training Manual https://www.dfo-mpo.gc.ca/fisheries-peches/sdc-cps/products-produits/user-manual-utilisateurs-eng.html).