Fisheries Management Info

Framework Adjustment 14 to the Summer Flounder, Scup, and Black Sea Bass Fishery Management Plan

Announcing the implementation of Framework Adjustment 14 to the Summer Flounder, Scup, and Black Sea Bass Fishery Management Plan. Effective 12/30/2019.

November 27, 2019 -

New England/Mid-Atlantic

Atlantic Herring Fishery Management Area 1A Sub-ACL Harvested

Herring catch limited to 2,000 lb per trip/day Effective Date: 00:01 local time on November 27, 2019

November 26, 2019 -

New England/Mid-Atlantic

New Vessel Monitoring System Software for SkyMate Equipped Vessels

The new VMS software is required for trips after December 6, 2019.

November 18, 2019 -

New England/Mid-Atlantic

New Vessel Monitoring System Software for McMurdo Equipped Vessels

The new VMS software is required for trips after December 6, 2019.

November 18, 2019 -

New England/Mid-Atlantic

New Vessel Monitoring System Software for Woods Hole Group Equipped Vessels

The new VMS software is required for trips after December 6, 2019.

November 18, 2019 -

New England/Mid-Atlantic

NOAA Fisheries Approves Measures to Implement the Interstate Fishery Management Plan For Jonah Crab

Effective Date: December 12, 2019

November 12, 2019 -

New England/Mid-Atlantic

Gillnet Fishing: Closed Area I and Nantucket Lightship Closure Areas

Gillnetters fishing in Nantucket Lightship Groundfish and the Closed Area I Groundfish Closure Areas must remove gear as soon as safely possible.

November 01, 2019 -

New England/Mid-Atlantic

Atlantic Mackerel, Squid, and Butterfish Fishery Management Plan Framework Adjustment 13

This action establishes a five-year rebuilding plan and includes measures to implement 2019–2021 Atlantic mackerel specifications and a revised river herring and shad catch cap for the Atlantic mackerel fishery. Effective date: November 29, 2019.

October 28, 2019 -

New England/Mid-Atlantic

Bulletins