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Fisheries of the Northeastern United States; Atlantic Mackerel, Squid, and Butterfish; 2018 River Herring and Shad Catch Cap Reached for the Directed Atlantic Mackerel Commercial Fishery

Overview

Fishing Type
Commercial
Action Status
Notice
Effective
02/27/2018
Point of Contact
Alyson Pitts, Fishery Management Specialist, (978) 281-9352.

Summary

NOAA Fisheries is reducing the Atlantic mackerel possession limit for Federal limited access Atlantic mackerel permitted vessels based on a projection that the 2018 river herring and shad catch cap for that fishery has been reached. This action is necessary to comply with the regulations implementing the Atlantic Mackerel, Squid, and Butterfish Fishery Management Plan and is intended to limit the harvest of river herring and shad in the Greater Atlantic Region.

Federal Register

Last updated by Greater Atlantic Regional Fisheries Office on 04/19/2022