Atlantic Sea Scallop Managed Waters for Fishing Year 2019

March 27, 2019

Framework 30 allocates effort into three rotational access areas and closes four areas.

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New England/Mid-Atlantic

Map of managed areas for scallop in 2019

Access Areas for Fishing Year 2019

Framework 30 allocates effort into three rotational access areas: (Mid-Atlantic Access Area (MAAA), Nantucket Lightship-West Access Area (NLS-W), and Closed Area 1 Access Area (CA1). There are no seasonal closures in any of the available access areas in 2019.

Closed Area 1

Point	Latitude	Longitude
CAIA1	41°30’ N	68°30’ W
CAIA2	40°58’ N	68°30’ W
CAIA3	40°54.95’ N	68°53.37’ W
CAIA4	41°04’ N	69°01’ W
CAIA5	41°30’ N	69°23’ W
CAIA1	41°30’ N	68°30’ W

Nantucket Lightship-West

Point	Latitude	Longitude
NLSW1	40°20’ N	70°00’ W
NLSW2	40°43.44’ N	70°00’ W
NLSW3	40°43.44’ N	69°30’ W
NLSW4	40°20’ N	69°30’ W
NLSW1	40°20’ N	70°00’ W

Mid-Atlantic Access Area

Point	Latitude	Longitude
MAAA1	39°30’ N	73°10’ W
MAAA2	39°30’ N	72°30’ W
MAAA3	38°30’ N	73°30’ W
MAAA4	38°10’ N	73°30’ W
MAAA5	38°10’ N	74°20’ W
MAAA6	38°50’ N	74°20’ W
MAAA7	38°50’ N	73°42’ W
MAAA1	39°30’ N	73°10’ W

Closed Areas for Fishing Year 2019

The following areas are closed for scallop fishing year 2019.

Nantucket Lightship North

Point	Latitude	Longitude
NLSN1	40°50’ N	69°30’ W
NLSN2	40°50’ N	69°00’ W
NLSN3	40°33’ N	69°00’ W
NLSN4	40°33’ N	69°30’ W
NLSN1	40°50’ N	69°30’ W

Nantucket Lightship South

Point	Latitude	Longitude
NLSS1	40°20’ N	69°30’W
NLSS2	40°33’ N	69°30’W
NLSS3	40°33’ N	69°00’ W
NLSS4	40°20’ N	69°00’ W
NLSS1	40°20’ N	69°30’W

Nantucket Lightship Hatchet

Point	Latitude	Longitude
NLSH1	40° 50’ N	69° 30’ W
NLSH2	40° 43.44’ N	69° 30’ W
NLSH3	40° 43.44’ N	70° 00’ W
NLSH4	40° 20’ N	70° 00’ W
NLSH5	40° 20’ N	70° 20’ W
NLSH6	40° 50’ N	70° 20’ W
NLSH1	40° 50’ N	69° 30’ W