Notices and Rules
Framework Adjustment 9 to the Atlantic Herring Fishery Management Plan
Framework Adjustment 9 to the Atlantic Herring Fishery Management Plan (FMP)
Effective
08/18/2022
Framework Adjustment 63 to the Northeast Multispecies Fishery Management Plan
We approved Framework Adjustment 63 to the Northeast Multispecies Fishery Management Plan and are announcing final quotas for fishing year 2022, effective July 15, 2022. This action also approves and implements recreational measures for Georges Bank cod.
Effective
07/15/2022
Final Rule to Implement 2022 Recreational Management Measures for Summer Flounder, Scup, and Black Sea Bass
2022 recreational black sea bass, scup, summer flounder regulations
Published
06/09/2022
Amendment 22 to the Mackerel, Squid, and Butterfish Fishery Management Plan
Amendment 22 aims to revise the goals and objectives of the fishery management plan and revise the number and types of Illex squid permits to reduce the negative effects of the race to fish.
Published
06/07/2022
2022 Closure of the Northern Gulf of Maine Scallop Management Area for Limited Access General Category Vessels
2022 Closure of the Northern Gulf of Maine Scallop Management Area for Limited Access General Category Vessels
Effective
05/26/2022
Northeast Multispecies Common Pool Fishery and Other Measures for Fishing Year 2022
This action implements measures for the Northeast Multispecies Common Pool Fishery for Fishing Year 2022, including possession and trip limits, zero trips to the Closed Area II Yellowtail Flounder/Haddock SAP, and closure of the Regular B DAS program.
Effective
05/01/2022
Final Atlantic Spiny Dogfish 2022 Specifications and Trip Limit Adjustment
NOAA Fisheries announces 2022 Specifications and Trip Limit Adjustment for the Atlantic Spiny Dogfish Fishery.
Effective
05/01/2022
Final Rule to Implement 2022 Monkfish Fishing Year Quotas
NOAA Fisheries is implementing monkfish quotas for the 2022 fishing year based on specifications approved by the New England and Mid-Atlantic Fishery Management Councils and announced on September 2020.
Effective
05/01/2022
Amendment 21 to the Atlantic Sea Scallop Fishery Management Plan
NOAA Fisheries approves and implements through regulations measures included in Amendment 21 to the Atlantic Sea Scallop Fishery Management Plan.
Effective
04/01/2022
Framework Adjustment 34 to the Atlantic Sea Scallop Fishery Management Plan
Framework 34 set scallop fishery specifications for fishing year 2022, including days-at-sea, individual fishing quota, sea scallop access area trips, and Northern Gulf of Maine allocations.
Published
03/30/2022