News & Announcements

New measures for Limited Access General Category (LAGC) vessels and a summary of how they may affect fishing plans and activities for the 2021 fishing year. Effective May 19, 2021.

New measures for Limited Access vessels implemented through Framework Adjustment 33 to the Atlantic Sea Scallop Fishery Management Plan and a summary of how they may affect fishing plans and activities for the 2021 fishing year. Effective May 19, 2021.

Effective June 14, 2021 NOAA Fisheries is finalizing management measures for 2021-2026 for the Atlantic surfclam and ocean quahog fisheries.

The Northern Gulf of Maine (NGOM) Scallop Management Area is closed to all federally permitted Limited Access General Category (LAGC) vessels effective 0001hr on May 6, 2021.

Butterfish Regulation Summary - 2021

This final rule approves fishing years 2021-22 operations plans for 16 groundfish sectors, grants 19 regulatory exemptions, allocates preliminary fishing year 2021 annual catch entitlements, and amends the regulations to administer electronic monitoring.

NOAA Fisheries announces final revised 2021 and projected 2022 specifications for the Atlantic spiny dogfish fishery, effective May 1, 2021.

This action implements possession and trip limits for the Northeast multispecies common pool fishery for the 2021 fishing year and other measures.

We are announcing the details of our policy to reimburse electronic monitoring costs in addition to human at-sea monitoring costs, while funds are available. We encourage industry to purchase and install electronic systems now.

Herring catch limited to 2,000 lb per trip/day. Effective: 00:01 local time on April 1, 2021