This bulletin summarizes the reimbursement of industry costs associated with the herring industry-funded monitoring (IFM) program by the National Marine Fisheries Service (NOAA Fisheries) for IFM years 2021 and 2022 (April 1, 2021 - March 31, 2023).
Herring catch in the Cape Cod Catch Cap Closure Area is limited to 2,000 lb per trip/day for vessels fishing with midwater trawl gear. Effective 00:01 hr local time on April 26, 2023.
NOAA Fisheries is implementing herring fishery specifications for 2023-2025, effective March 23, 2023. This action also makes several additional revisions to herring regulations.