Table 1. Fishing Year 2023 Common Pool Possession and Trip Limits
|
Stock |
2023 Trip Limit |
|
Georges Bank (GB) Cod (outside Eastern U.S./Canada Area) |
100 lb per DAS, up to 200 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 |
200 lb per DAS, up to 400 lb per trip |
|
GB Haddock |
50,000 lb per trip |
|
GOM Haddock |
1,000 lb per DAS, up to 2,000 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 (CC)/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 |
1,000 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. Fishing Year 2023 Cod Trip Limits for Handgear A, and Handgear B Permits
|
Permit |
2022 Trip Limit |
|
Handgear A GOM Cod |
200 lb per trip |
|
Handgear A GB Cod |
100 lb per trip |
|
Handgear B GOM Cod |
25 lb per trip |
|
Handgear B GB Cod |
25 lb per trip |
Additionally, Northeast multispecies vessels may not target yellowtail flounder within the Closed Area II Yellowtail Flounder/Haddock Special Access Program (SAP) in fishing year 2023. 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, 2023, through January 31, 2024.
Lastly, the Regular B Days-at-Sea (DAS) program is closed for fishing year 2023. During this closure, Northeast multispecies vessels may not declare or use regular B DAS.
Questions?
Contact Spencer Talmage, Regional Office, (978) 281-9232, Spencer.Talmage@noaa.gov
