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Permit renewals receive somewhat less scrutiny than new applications, but renewals are processed in the context of a rich ongoing relationship among the permit holder, the permit holder's partners in business transactions, and the agency, and deceptions with respect to an individual's identity would be difficult to sustain in this context.
Permit transfers receive scrutiny commiserate scrutiny comensurate with the complexity of the relevant fisheries management plan. For the more complex fisheries management regimes, changes to permit ownership patterns may have ripple effects.
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