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2020 Atlantic Mackerel, Squid, and Butterfish Specifications
NOAA Fisheries has approved updated Atlantic mackerel, squid, and butterfish specifications for the 2020 fishing year.
River Herring and Shad Catch Cap Harvested for Atlantic Mackerel Vessels
Mackerel catch limited to 20,000 lb per trip/day.
Amendment 23 to the Atlantic Mackerel, Squid, and Butterfish Fishery Management Plan
Amendment 23 to the Atlantic Mackerel, Squid, and Butterfish Fishery Management Plan
Mackerel, Squid and Butterfish Management Plan
The mackerel, squid, and butterfish fisheries in the Greater Atlantic Region operate primarily in the Mid-Atlantic region of the eastern coast of the United States, from Massachusetts to North Carolina.
Framework Adjustment 13 to the Atlantic Mackerel, Squid, and Butterfish Fishery Management Plan
A November 2017 benchmark assessment determined that the Atlantic mackerel stock was overfished and subject to overfishing. The Council will review the Atlantic mackerel specifications each year and will consider the results of a management track stock as
Atlantic Mackerel Possession Limit 5,000 lbs.
NOAA Fisheries is closing the limited access Atlantic mackerel fishery in federal waters through the end of the fishing year on December 31, 2021.
Fisheries of the Northeastern United States; Atlantic Mackerel, Squid, and Butterfish; 2018 River Herring and Shad Catch Cap Reached for the Directed Atlantic Mackerel Commercial Fishery
We are reducing the Atlantic mackerel possession limit for Federal limited access Atlantic mackerel permitted vessels based on a projection that the 2018 river herring and shad catch cap for that fishery has been reached. This action is necessary to comp
2024-2025 Atlantic Mackerel Specifications
This action approves and implements 2024-2025 Atlantic mackerel specifications. These specifications include reduced acceptable biological catch and reduced trip limits to maintain the rebuilding plan goals of having a rebuilt stock by 2032.
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.
Final Rule for 2021-2023 Specifications to Mackerel, Squid, Butterfish Fisheries
Final Rule for 2021-2023 Specifications to Mackerel, Squid, Butterfish Fisheries, as recommended by the Mid-Atlantic Fishery Management Council.
Interim Rule to Implement 2022 Atlantic Mackerel Specifications
This action implements the 2022 commercial catch limit of 4,963 mt for Atlantic mackerel permit holders for the 2022 fishing year.
Framework Adjustment 12 to the Atlantic Mackerel, Squid, and Butterfish Fishery Management Plan
NOAA Fisheries approves and implements Framework Adjustment 12 to the Atlantic Mackerel, Squid, and Butterfish Fishery Management Plan. This rule allows the possession of Atlantic mackerel after of the domestic annual harvest is projected to be caught
Framework Adjustment 13 to the Atlantic Mackerel, Squid, and Butterfish Fishery Management Plan
We propose measures to approve and implement Framework Adjustment 13 to the Atlantic Mackerel, Squid, and Butterfish Fishery Management Plan.
This action proposes to establish a 5-year rebuilding program for Atlantic mackerel, set 2019-2021 Atlant
2020 Atlantic Mackerel, Squid, and Butterfish Specifications
This action sets 2020 fishing year quotas in the Atlantic mackerel, longfin squid, Illex squid, and butterfish fisheries, as recommended by the Mid-Atlantic Fishery Management Council.
NOAA Fisheries Announces the 2024-2025 Atlantic Mackerel Specifications
NOAA Fisheries is reducing the Atlantic mackerel commercial quota and trip limits to ensure stock rebuilds, effective April 12, 2024.