Table 1. 2021 Fishing Year Common Pool Possession and Trip Limits
|
Stock |
2021 Trip Limit |
|
Georges Bank (GB) Cod (outside Eastern U.S./Canada Area) |
400 lb per DAS, up to 800 lb per trip |
|
GB Cod (inside Eastern U.S./Canada Area) |
|
|
GB Cod [Closed Area II Yellowtail Flounder/Haddock SAP (for targeting haddock)] |
500 lb per trip |
|
Gulf of Maine (GOM)Cod |
100 lb per DAS, up to 200 lb per trip |
|
GB Haddock |
100,000 lb per trip |
|
GOM Haddock |
2,000 lb per DAS, up to 4,000 lb per trip |
|
GB Yellowtail Flounder |
100 lb per trip |
|
Southern New England/Mid-Atlantic (SNE/MA) Yellowtail Flounder |
100 lb per DAS, up to 200 lb per trip |
|
Cape Cod /GOM Yellowtail Flounder |
1,000 lb per DAS, up to 2,000 lb per trip |
|
American plaice |
2,000 lb per DAS, up to 4,000 lb per trip |
|
Witch Flounder |
1,500 lb per trip |
|
GB Winter Flounder |
250 lb per trip |
|
GOM Winter Flounder |
250 lb per trip |
|
SNE/MA Winter Flounder |
2,000 lb per DAS, up to 4,000 lb per trip |
|
Redfish |
Unlimited |
|
White hake |
1,500 lb per trip |
|
Pollock |
Unlimited |
|
Atlantic Halibut |
1 fish per trip |
|
Windowpane Flounder |
Possession Prohibited |
|
Ocean Pout |
|
|
Atlantic Wolffish |
Table 2. 2021 Fishing Year Cod Trip Limits for Handgear A, Handgear B, and Small Vessel Category Permits
|
Permit |
2021 Trip Limit |
|
Handgear A GOM Cod |
100 lb per trip |
|
Handgear A GB Cod |
300 lb per trip |
|
Handgear B GOM Cod |
25 lb per trip |
|
Handgear B GB Cod |
25 lb per trip |
|
Small Vessel Category |
300 lb of cod, haddock, and yellowtail flounder combined; additionally, vessels are limited to the common pool DAS limit for all stocks. |
Additionally, Northeast multispecies vessels may not target yellowtail flounder within the Closed Area II Yellowtail Flounder/Haddock Special Access Program (SAP) in fishing year 2021. Northeast multispecies vessels are not allowed to fish in this SAP using flounder trawl nets, but may fish in this SAP to target haddock with a haddock separator trawl, a Ruhle trawl, or hook gear. This SAP is open from August 1, 2021, through January 31, 2022.
Lastly, the Regular B Days-at-Sea (DAS) program is closed for fishing year 2021. During this closure, Northeast multispecies vessels may not declare or use regular B DAS.
Questions?
Contact Spencer Talmage, Regional Office, (978) 281-9232
