Notices and Rules
2023 Closure of the Northern Gulf of Maine
2023 Closure of the Northern Gulf of Maine Scallop Management Area for Limited Access General Category Vessels
Effective
04/21/2023
White Hake Trimester Total Allowable Catch Area Closure for the Common Pool Fishery
This action closes the White Hake Trimester Total Allowable Catch Area to common pool vessels on a groundfish trip fishing with trawl gear, sink gillnet gear, and longline/hook gear, except for Handgear A and B permitted vessels.
Effective
04/18/2023
Framework Adjustment 36 to the Atlantic Sea Scallop Fishery Management Plan
Framework 36 would set scallop fishery specifications and other management measures for fishing years 2023 and 2024. Framework 36 would implement measures to protect small scallops and revise regulatory text.
Effective
04/01/2023
2023-2025 Atlantic Herring Fishery Specifications
2023-2025 Atlantic Herring Fishery Specifications Interim Final Rule
- Interim Final Rule (03/23/2023): 2023-2025 Atlantic Herring Fishery Specificati…
- Temporary Rule (04/26/2023): 2023 Cape Cod Catch Cap Closure
- Temporary Rule (05/14/2023): 2023 Area 3 Possession Limit Adjustment
- Temporary Rule (10/12/2023): 2023 New Brunswick Weir Adjustment
- Temporary Rule (11/8/2023): 2023 Area 1A Possession Limit Adjustment
Effective
03/23/2023
Recreational Harvest Control Rule Framework Adjustment to the Summer Flounder, Scup, and Black Sea Bass, and Bluefish Fishery Management Plans
Recreational harvest control rule
Effective
03/09/2023
Final Rule for 2023 Atlantic Deep-Sea Red Crab Quota
2023 Atlantic deep-sea red crab quota
Effective
03/01/2023
Omega Electronic Net Mesh Measurement Gauge
This rulemaking adds the Omega net mesh measurement gauge as a permissible device for net mesh measurement and corrects regulatory references to gear restrictions.
Published
02/06/2023
Amendment 23 to the Atlantic Mackerel, Squid, and Butterfish Fishery Management Plan
Amendment 23 to the Atlantic Mackerel, Squid, and Butterfish Fishery Management Plan
Effective
02/01/2023
Closure of the 2022 Closed Area I Scallop Access Area for the Limited Access General Category Individual Fishing Quota Fleet
The Closed Area I Scallop Access Area is closed to Limited Access General Category Individual Fishing Quota scallop vessels effective 0001 hours, on January 14, 2023, and will remain closed for the remainder of the fishing year.
Effective
01/14/2023
Final Rule for 2023 Summer Flounder, Scup, and Black Sea Bass Specifications
2023 summer flounder, scup, and black sea bass specifications
Effective
01/01/2023