NOAA Fisheries approved Framework Adjustment 66 to the Northeast Multispecies Fishery Management Plan and is announcing final quotas for fishing year 2024. This final action is effective on May 2, 2024.
Effective on May 1, 2024, this action implements possession and trip limits for the Northeast multispecies common pool fishery for fishing year 2024 and other measures.
NOAA Fisheries announces a preliminary at-sea monitoring coverage target for fishing year 2024 of 100 percent of all groundfish sector trips subject to the at-sea monitoring program.