The 2023 cost recovery fees for the Surfclam and Ocean Quahog Individual Transferable Quota Fisheries are $1.21 per surfclam cage tag and $0.66 per ocean quahog cage tag.
This final rule approves fishing years 2023-24 operations plans for 15 groundfish sectors, grants 18 regulatory exemptions, and allocates preliminary fishing year 2023 annual catch entitlements.
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.
The Northern Gulf of Maine (NGOM) Scallop Management Area is closed to all federally permitted Limited Access General Category (LAGC) vessels effective 0001hr on April 21, 2023.
This action closes the White Hake Trimester Total Allowable Catch Area to Northeast multispecies common pool vessels fishing with trawl gear, sink gillnet gear, and longline/hook gear, except for Handgear A and B permitted vessels.
We are working to publish a proposed rule for Framework Adjustment 13 to the Monkfish Fishery Management Plan. Framework 13 is not expected to be in place for the start of Fishing Year 2023; this bulletin provides information for May 1, 2023.
NOAA Fisheries Announces Process for Calculating 2023 Audit Model and Maximized Retention Electronic Monitoring Video Footage Review Rates for Groundfish Sector Fishery
Effective on May 1, 2023, this action implements possession and trip limits for the Northeast multispecies common pool fishery for the 2023 fishing year and other measures.