Current through Register Vol. 56, No. 18, September 16, 2024
(a) The Permit for Growing Seed in Waters Other
Than Approved by a Non-profit Organization or Government Agency authorizes a
Non-profit Organization or Government Agency to conduct a project involving the
distribution of seed to participants who will grow the seed at various locations in
waters other than Approved for relocation by the permittee to:
1. Approved or Conditionally Approved
waters;
2. A project authorized under a
Permit for Shellfish Restoration and/or Enhancement in Waters Other Than Approved
(7:12-9.11
); or
3. Waters outside the boundaries of the State of
New Jersey, subject to any required approval from the receiving state.
(b) In addition to the completed
Consolidated Permit Application form and application fee required under
7:12-9.3
, an applicant for a
Permit for Growing Seed in Waters Other Than Approved by a Non-profit Organization
or Government Agency shall submit:
1. A copy of a
valid Scientific Collecting Permit issued by the Department's Division of Fish and
Wildlife allowing the collection of the species for which the applicant seeks the
Permit for Growing Seed in Waters Other Than Approved by a Non-profit Organization
or Government Agency; and
2. A project
overview that includes the following:
i. The name
of the project manager, and the names of all participants, identifying each
participant's roles and responsibilities in the project;
ii. A detailed description of the objective(s) of
the project;
iii. For those participants
growing seed, the location where each participant will be growing seed (street
address or GPS coordinates), the type of equipment to be used (for example,
upwellers, downwellers, floats, raceways), and the name and location of the waters
where the seed will be grown and the classification(s) of those waters under this
chapter;
iv. The anticipated dates for
purchase of seed, seed distribution to the participants, seed collection from the
participants, and relocation of seed as provided at (a) above;
v. The species and estimated number of seed to be
purchased, as well as the species and estimated number of seed to be distributed to
each participant;
vi. The criteria by
which success of the project is to be measured with respect to the
objective(s);
vii. The method(s) and
schedule for monitoring seed growth and health;
viii. A schedule for the inspection of the
participants' seed and equipment:
ix.
The specific location(s) where the seed will be relocated after collection from the
participants as provided in (a) above; and
x. Where the project is being continued from the
previous year, the Project Summary Report described at (d) below for that previous
year.
(c) A Permit
for Growing Seed in Waters Other Than Approved by a Non-profit Organization or
Government Agency is subject to the following specific requirements and conditions:
1. The permittee shall not sell any seed without
prior written approval from the Department.
2. The permittee shall use only the species and
number of seed specified in the issued permit document.
3. The permittee and participants shall grow seed
only in the locations specified in the issued permit document.
4. The permittee shall ensure participants do not
grow shellfish larger than seed.
5. If
shellfish are found to be larger than seed, the permittee shall immediately notify
the Department's Division of Fish and Wildlife, Bureau of Law Enforcement, Marine
Region at 609-748-2050.
6. The permittee
shall not modify any aspect of the project without prior written approval from the
Department.
7. The permittee shall
inform the Department of any changes in the information provided pursuant to (b)2iii
above.
8. The permittee is responsible
for informing all participants in the project that any collected shellfish shall not
be used for human consumption and of the risks associated with consumption of
shellfish from waters other than Approved.
9. The permittee shall keep records of the
disposition of all shellfish.
10. The
permittee shall notify the Bureau at least five days in advance of the date(s) of:
i. Seed distribution to participants;
ii. Seed collection from participants;
and
iii. Relocation of seed as provided
at (a) above.
11. The
permittee shall immediately telephone the Department's Division of Fish and
Wildlife, Bureau of Law Enforcement, Marine Region at 609-748-2050 regarding any
theft of seed, tampering with structures, or significant seed mortality.
12. The project manager shall have the issued
permit document in possession when distributing, collecting, or relocating seed as
part of the project.
13. The permittee
shall keep records of the disposition of all seed.
14. The permittee shall conduct inspections of all
participants' seed and equipment at the frequency specified in the issued permit
document, and shall maintain appropriate records of such inspections.
(d) Except as provided at (b)2x above,
the permittee shall submit a Project Summary Report to the Bureau at the address at
7:12-1.1(l)
,
no later than 60 days after the end of the period of validity specified in the
issued permit document. The Project Summary Report shall include a description of
the materials and methods used; results with, as appropriate, tables and graphs
summarizing the data collected; and a discussion analyzing the results as they
relate to the objective of the project.
