There are no current actions associated with this management plan.
Monkfish Management Plan
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Implementing regulations are found at 50 CFR part 648 subpart F
Commerical monkfishing is conducted from North Carolina to Maine primarily using trawl gear in northern waters and gillnet gear in southern waters. Because it is common for monkfish to be caught in conjunction with groundfish, you will see a lot of the information on this site also relates to the Northeast multispecies (groundfish) fishery. The fishery is managed using a days-at-sea and trip limit management system. There is no known directed recreational fishery for monkfish.
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Actions
Monkfish Fishery: 2019 Specifications
We are implementing specifications for the 2019 monkfish fishery. This action is necessary to ensure allowable monkfish harvest levels that will prevent overfishing and allow harvesting of optimum yield. This action is intended to establish the allowable
Effective
05/01/2019
Fisheries of the Northeastern United States: Monkfish Fishery; 2018 Monkfish Specifications
We are implementing specifications for the 2018 monkfish fishery, including total allowable landings limits, trip limits, and day-at-sea limits. This action is necessary to ensure allowable monkfish harvest levels that will prevent overfishing and allow
Effective
06/04/2018