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Understanding River Flooding: New Details Emerge

River floods can happen any time of year in the Northeast United States. But are there any seasonal patterns that can be identified?
February 07, 2019 - Feature Story ,
New England/Mid-Atlantic
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Adjustment to Atlantic Herring Specifications and Sub-Annual Catch Limits for 2019

This action implements an in-season adjustment to the Atlantic herring specifications and sub-annual catch limits for 2019. These adjustments are necessary to reduce 2018 herring catch limits that would otherwise remain in effect for 2019. This action…
Final Rule,
New England
Effective
05/14/2025

Agencies Release Final Recovery Plan for Gulf of Maine Population of Atlantic Salmon

The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service and NOAA Fisheries have released a new final recovery plan for endangered Atlantic salmon.
February 04, 2019 - Feature Story ,
New England/Mid-Atlantic
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Updated Groundfish Annual Catch Limits for Sectors and the Common Pool for Fishing Year 2018

Under the Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation and Management Act (MSA), this final rule adjusts the 2018 fishing year allocations to sectors and the common pool specified in Framework Adjustment 57 to the Northeast Multispecies Fishery Management Plan…
Final Rule,
New England
Published
05/14/2025

Northeast Multispecies Fishery Approved Monitoring Service Providers

NOAA Fisheries has approved four companies to provide Northeast multispecies sector at-sea monitoring services in fishing years 2019 and 2020. Regulations implementing the Northeast Multispecies Fishery Management Plan require at-sea monitoring…
Notice,
New England
Published
05/14/2025

Section 7: No Effect Determinations in the Greater Atlantic Region

Considerations for action agencies when making a no effect determination.
New England/Mid-Atlantic

2018 Summer Flounder Commercial Quota Harvested for the State of Rhode Island

NOAA Fisheries announces that the 2018 summer flounder commercial quota allocated to the state of Rhode Island has been harvested. Vessels issued a commercial federal permit for the summer flounder fishery may not land summer flounder in Rhode Island…
Temporary Rule,
Mid-Atlantic
Effective
05/14/2025

Closure of the Mid-Atlantic Scallop Access Area to General Category Individual Fishing Quota Scallop Vessels

NOAA Fisheries announces that the Mid-Atlantic Scallop Access Area is closed to Limited Access General Category Individual Fishing Quota scallop vessels for the remainder of the 2018 fishing year (though March 31,2019). No vessel issued a Limited Access…
Temporary Rule,
New England
Effective
05/14/2025

Mid-Atlantic Scallop Access Area Closed for the Limited Access General Category Individual Fishing Quota Fleet

The Mid-Atlantic Scallop Access Area is closed to limited access general category individual fishing quota scallop vessels effective December 24, 2018.
December 21, 2018 -
New England/Mid-Atlantic

2019 Atlantic Bluefish Specifications

We have issued final specifications for the 2019 Atlantic bluefish fishery. This action establishes allowable harvest levels for the bluefish stock, to prevent overfishing while allowing optimum yield, consistent with the Magnuson-Stevens Fishery…
Final Rule,
Mid-Atlantic
Published
05/14/2025