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2019 Atlantic Bluefish Specifications

Final 2019 quotas and harvest limits for bluefish.
March 08, 2019 -
New England/Mid-Atlantic

Fishermen: GARFO Permits Office Accepting Expired or Un-issued Certificates of Documentation on Permit Applications Through May 1

The GARFO Permit Office will accept fishing permit applications with expired U.S. Coast Guard Certificates of Documentation or with the application for a Certificate of Documentation through May 1, 2019.
March 06, 2019 -
New England/Mid-Atlantic

Atlantic Herring Management Area 2 Sub-ACL Harvested

Herring catch limited to 2,000 lb per trip/day in Management Area 2 Effective March 9, 2019.
March 06, 2019 -
New England/Mid-Atlantic
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2018 Northern Red Hake Possession Limit Reduction

The northern red hake commercial possession limit has been reduced from 3,000 lb to the incidental limit of 400 lb per trip effective February 27, 2019.
February 27, 2019 -
New England/Mid-Atlantic

Revised 2018-2019 Specifications and Adjustments to the Skate Fishery; Framework Adjustment 6

We have approved and implemented Framework Adjustment 6 to the Northeast Skate Complex Fishery Management Plan. Framework Adjustment 6 reduces the management uncertainty buffer between the annual catch limit and catch target from 25 to 10 percent, allowing for an increase in the total allowable landings in the wing and bait fisheries for the 2018 and 2019 fishing years.
February 15, 2019 -
New England/Mid-Atlantic
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Blueline Tilefish Specifications 2019-2021

NOAA Fisheries announces final specifications for the 2019-2021 Mid-Atlantic blueline tilefish fishery. These measures apply in federal waters north of the Virginia/North Carolina border (36.550278 N Latitude). The South Atlantic Fishery Management Council manages blueline tilefish south of this line under its Snapper Grouper Fishery Management Plan.
February 15, 2019 -
New England/Mid-Atlantic

Atlantic Herring Fishery 2019 Specifications and River Herring and Shad Catch Caps

This action implements an in-season adjustment to the Atlantic herring specifications and sub-annual catch limits for 2019. These adjustments are necessary to reduce 2018 herring catch limits that would otherwise remain in effect for 2019. This action is expected to prevent overfishing of the herring resource and lower the risk of the stock becoming overfished.
February 07, 2019 -
New England/Mid-Atlantic
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Mid-Atlantic Scallop Access Area Closed for the Limited Access General Category Individual Fishing Quota Fleet

The Mid-Atlantic Scallop Access Area is closed to limited access general category individual fishing quota scallop vessels effective December 24, 2018.
December 21, 2018 -
New England/Mid-Atlantic

Rhode Island Commercial Summer Flounder Fishery Closure

The 2018 commercial summer flounder quota allocated to Rhode Island has been harvested.
December 21, 2018 -
New England/Mid-Atlantic

2018 Southern Red Hake Possession Limit Reduction

Commercial possession limit reduced to 400 lbs effective December 26, 2018
December 19, 2018 -
New England/Mid-Atlantic