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Revisions to Framework Adjustment 59 to the Northeast Multispecies Fishery Management Plan and Sector Annual Catch Entitlements; Correction

Final Rule |
New England
Mid-Atlantic

Overview

Fishery Management
Northeast Multispecies Management Plan
Fishing Type
Commercial
Affected Species
Action Status
Final Rule
Effective
Effective March 25, 2021 through April 30, 2021
Point of Contact
Spencer Talmage, Fishery Management Specialist, (978) 281-9232

Summary

This final rule distributes sector allocation carried over from fishing year 2019 into fishing year 2020 and corrects minor errors published in the final rule approving and implementing Framework Adjustment 59 to the Northeast Multispecies Fishery Management Plan. This action is necessary to correct errors published in the final rule and to allocate carryover quota to sectors. The carryover adjustments are routine and formulaic, and industry expects them each year. 

Federal Register

Bulletins

Adjustments to Fishing Year 2020 Specifications for the Northeast Multispecies Fishery Management Plan

Today we are announcing, through a final rule, the amount of allocation each sector may carry over from the 2019 to 2020 fishing year, which ends April 30, 2021. This rule also corrects minor errors published in Framework Adjustment 59.
March 25, 2021 -
New England/Mid-Atlantic

Last updated by Greater Atlantic Regional Fisheries Office on 03/25/2021