This bulletin serves as a guide to help holders of limited access Illex squid permits understand their responsibilities for complying with this new regulation.
NOAA Fisheries is implementing 2024-2026 specifications for Illex squid, longfin squid, butterfish, and Atlantic chub mackerel, effective August 22, 2024.
NOAA Fisheries is implementing chub mackerel, Illex squid, longfin squid, and butterfish quotas for the 2023-2025 fishing years as recommended by the Mid-Atlantic Fishery Management Council.
This action increases the 2022 Illex squid domestic annual harvest of 38,156 mt. This action will also adjust the closure threshold for the Illex fishery from 94 percent to 96 percent.
This final rule reaffirms the previously approved 2022 fishing year quotas in the chub mackerel, longfin squid, Illex squid, and butterfish fisheries, as recommended by the Mid-Atlantic Fishery Management Council.
Effective at 0001 hour on August 30, 2021, vessels are prohibited from fishing for or landing more than 10,000 lb of Illex squid per trip in or from federal waters through December 31, 2021. Vessels may not land Illex squid more than once per calendar day
Closure of the Directed Federal Illex Squid Fishery
Illex squid landings limited to 10,000 lb per day
Effective Date: August 31, 2020, through December 31, 2020