Operations Plan Requirements
Sectors are required to submit an operations plan and contract to NOAA Fisheries prior to the fishing year in which it intends to operate. Operations plans may span either a 1- or 2-year period and must include information about membership, planned fishing activity, and sector rules and enforcement. Copies of each sector’s operations plan and contract and approved amendments can be downloaded from the list below:
Approved Sectors for Fishing Year 2021
Approved Sectors for Fishing Years 2019-2020
- Georges Bank Cod Fixed Gear Sector 2019–2020 Operations Plan
- Maine Coast Community Sector 2019–2020 Operations Plan
- Mooncusser Sector 2019–2020 Operations Plan
- Northeast Fishery Sector II 2019–2020 Operations Plan
- Northeast Fishery Sector IV 2019–2020 Operations Plan
- Northeast Fishery Sector V 2019–2020 Operations Plan
- Northeast Fishery Sector VI 2019–2020 Operations Plan
- Northeast Fishery Sector VII 2019–2020 Operations Plan
- Northeast Fishery Sector VIII 2019–2020 Operations Plan
- Northeast Fishery Sector X 2019–2020 Operations Plan
- Northeast Fishery Sector XI 2019–2020 Operations Plan
- Northeast Fishery Sector XII 2019–2020 Operations Plan
- Northeast Fishery Sector XIII 2019–2020 Operations Plan
- Sustainable Harvest Sector 1 2019–2020 Operations Plan
- Sustainable Harvest Sector 2 2019–2020 Operations Plan
- Sustainable Harvest Sector 3 2019–2020 Operations Plan
Approved Sectors for Fishing Years 2018-2010
Please contact the Sector Team at (978) 281-9315. for copies of each sector’s operations plan and contract and approved amendments.