Foreign registered boats, US waters

[islandshark633]

Anyone have any idea on the rules for a non US registered vessel fishing recreationally on the 50 line? The boat will have entered US waters legally etc but what if we went out for an evening swordfishing while we are in FLL?

Do we need a permit of some sort? Who to contact to find out the easy way? ( Not wanting to find out the hard way with hands in cuffs from the Feds etc )

Thanks

[Nightfighter]

Originally Posted by islandshark633

Anyone have any idea on the rules for a non US registered vessel fishing recreationally on the 50 line? The boat will have entered US waters legally etc but what if we went out for an evening swordfishing while we are in FLL?

Do we need a permit of some sort? Who to contact to find out the easy way? ( Not wanting to find out the hard way with hands in cuffs from the Feds etc )

Thanks

Alan try this site. I would call the agent for the southeast. They will at least point you in the right direction.
http://www.nmfs.noaa.gov/ole/contacts.html

Southeast Division
Hal Robbins, Special Agent-in-Charge
Dave McKinney, Deputy Special Agent-in-Charge
Tracy Dunn, Deputy Special Agent-in-Charge
263 13th Avenue South
St. Petersburg, FL 33701
(727) 824-5344

[islandshark633]

thanks Mate