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Atlantic Sea Scallop Fishery: Limited Access General Category Scallop Vessels Updated Allocations for the 2020 Fishing Year and Other New Measures

New measures for Limited Access General Category (LAGC) vessels and a summary of how they may affect fishing plans and activities for the 2020 fishing year. Effective April 1, 2020.
March 30, 2020 -
New England/Mid-Atlantic

Atlantic Sea Scallop Fishery: Limited Access Scallop Vessels Updated Allocations for the 2020 Fishing Year and Other New Measures

New measures for Limited Access vessels implemented through Framework Adjustment 32 to the Atlantic Sea Scallop Fishery Management Plan and a summary of how they may affect fishing plans and activities for the 2020 fishing year. Effective April 1, 2020.
March 30, 2020 -
New England/Mid-Atlantic

Northeast Multispecies Common Pool Vessels: Possession and Trip Limit Increases for the Common Pool Fishery

Effective on March 23, 2020, NOAA Fisheries increases common pool possession and trip limits for Georges Bank (GB) cod, Gulf of Maine (GOM) cod, GOM haddock, Cape Cod (CC)/GOM yellowtail flounder, American plaice, and witch flounder.
March 23, 2020 -
New England/Mid-Atlantic
Atlantic cod

Reminder: Current Gulf of Maine Cod and Haddock Recreational Measures

Current recreational fishing measures for the Gulf of Maine cod and haddock fishery remain in place until we implement Fishing Year 2020 measures. The recreational Gulf of Maine cod fishery is closed until September 15, 2020.
March 19, 2020 -
New England/Mid-Atlantic
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Approval of Selective Gear for Small-mesh Fisheries: The Large-mesh Belly Panel

We approved a new selective trawl gear, the large-mesh belly panel, for use in small-mesh fisheries when the fisheries accountability measure for Georges Bank yellowtail flounder is triggered.  Use of the large-mesh belly panel reduces bycatch of groundfish species of concern, such as yellowtail flounder. 
March 05, 2020 -
New England/Mid-Atlantic
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2020 Spiny Dogfish Fishery Specifications

Final 2020 specifications for the commercial spiny dogfish fishery.
March 05, 2020 -
New England/Mid-Atlantic

2020 Atlantic Bluefish Interim Recreational Management Measures

NOAA Fisheries announces interim recreational management measures for the Atlantic bluefish fishery. These measures are needed to prevent overfishing on the bluefish stock, which was declared overfished in late 2019.
February 28, 2020 -
New England/Mid-Atlantic

NOAA Fisheries Announces Final 2020 Blueline Tilefish Recreational and Commercial Specifications

Effective February 18, 2020
February 14, 2020 -
New England/Mid-Atlantic

NOAA Fisheries Announces Final 2020 Atlantic Surfclam and Ocean Quahog Commercial Fishery Specifications and Minimum Size Suspension for Atlantic Surfclams

Effective January 1, 2020
February 13, 2020 -
New England/Mid-Atlantic

Seeking Industry-Funded Monitoring Service Providers

Applications for industry-funded monitoring service providers for the Atlantic herring fishery are due March 12, 2020.
February 12, 2020 -
New England/Mid-Atlantic