Effective on May 1, 2024, this action implements possession and trip limits for the Northeast multispecies common pool fishery for fishing year 2024 and other measures.
This final rule allocates initial annual catch entitlements to sectors based on preliminary 2024 sector rosters and 2024 catch limits set by Framework Adjustment 65 or default specifications.
All scallop vessels will be required to comply with gear restrictions in the Georges Bank Accountability Measure Area for fishing year 2024, because the scallop fleet exceeded its sub-annual catch limit for northern windowpane flounder in fishing year 2022.
NOAA Fisheries, in conjunction with NOAA Stellwagen Bank National Marine Sanctuary, requests that vessels avoid shipwreck sites on southern Stellwagen Bank.
New measures for limited access vessels implemented through Framework Adjustment 38 to the Scallop Fishery Management Plan, and a summary of how they may affect the 2024 fishing year. All measures will be effective on April 1, 2024.
New measures for Northern Gulf of Maine (NGOM) scallop vessels and a summary of how they may affect fishing plans and activities for the 2024 fishing year. Effective April 1, 2024.
NOAA Fisheries announces the final 2024 quota specifications for the golden tilefish and blueline tilefish fisheries north of the Virginia/North Carolina border. This rule also shifts the recreational season for blueline tilefish by two weeks.
