This dataset depicts the boundaries of the Atlantic Chub Mackerel Management Unit under a final Rule Implementing Amendment 21 to the Atlantic Mackerel, Squid, and Butterfish Fishery Management Plan.

This action implements measures required to formally integrate Atlantic chub mackerel as a stock in the fishery under the Atlantic Mackerel, Squid, and Butterfish Fishery Management Plan.

Members adopted a revised compliance monitoring scheme and a U.S. proposal to promote labor protections for fishing vessel crews. Other decisions strengthen monitoring of fishing vessels and make progress on protecting deep-sea ecosystems.

This is the first rule in the Atlantic to list forage species as ecosystem component species, and set landing and possession limits for 17 forage species.

This is the first rule in the Atlantic to list forage species as ecosystem component species, and set landing and possession limits for 17 forage species.

All official regulations for fishing and protected species in federal waters of the New England and Mid-Atlantic region are found in the Code of Federal Regulations.

A list of forms and applications, including for permits, by fishery that you may need if you fish in the Greater Atlantic Region.

The annual Status of Stocks report highlights our work with partners to ensure the sustainability of fisheries and fishing communities while maximizing fishing opportunities.

Publications from our aquaculture staff at Milford, from 2008 to the present.