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Atlantic Herring Regulated and Closed Areas

Herring are distributed from North Carolina to Maine and from inshore to offshore waters to the edge of the continental shelf. The species is most abundant north of Cape Cod and become increasingly scarce south of New Jersey. The majority of the harvest…
New England/Mid-Atlantic

Atlantic Herring Inseason Adjustments, Accountability Measures, and Areas

As part of the 2006 Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation and Management Reauthorization Act, National Standard 1 Guidelines introduced "accountability measures" as management measures “to prevent Annual Catch Limits from being exceeded, and to correct…
New England/Mid-Atlantic

Catch Caps in the Atlantic Herring Fishery

Catch caps are used to limit incidental catch of a non-target species in a fishery. Once a pre-determined percentage of a catch cap is projected to be reached in a particular area by a particular gear type, directed fishing of the target species may be…
New England/Mid-Atlantic

Expansion of the Scallop Dredge Exemption Areas Under the Northeast Multispecies Fishery Management Plan

NOAA Fisheries is implementing modifications to the regulations implementing the Northeast Multispecies Fishery Management Plan to allow vessels issued a limited access general category individual fishing quota sea scallop permit to fish for scallops…
Final Rule,
New England
Effective
05/14/2025

Northeast Canyons and Seamounts Marine National Monument Frequently Asked Questions

The latest information on the Northeast Canyons and Seamounts National Monument
New England/Mid-Atlantic

Northeast Canyons and Seamounts Marine National Monument

Deep in the oceans exist some of the world's oldest and most mysterious sea canyons and mountains, or seamounts.
New England/Mid-Atlantic

Changes to Summer Flounder, Scup, and Black Sea Bass Commercial Accountability Measures

Adjustments to accountability measures required for overages in the commercial summer flounder, scup, and black sea bass fisheries.
October 24, 2018 -
New England/Mid-Atlantic

Summer Flounder, Scup, and Black Sea Bass Fisheries; Commercial Accountability Measures Framework Adjustment

NOAA Fisheries is implementing a commercial framework adjustment to the Summer Flounder, Scup, and Black Sea Bass Fishery Management Plan that modifies the accountability measures required for overages not caused by directed landings (i.e., discards) in…
Final Rule,
Mid-Atlantic
Effective
05/14/2025

Atlantic Herring Fishery Management Area 1B Sub-ACL Harvested

As of 00:01 local time on October 24, 2018, through December 31, 2018, vessels issued federal Atlantic herring permits may not fish for, possess, transfer, receive, land, or sell more than 2,000 lb. of herring per trip or calendar day in or from Area 1B.
October 23, 2018 -
New England/Mid-Atlantic

Fishermen Help Put Barndoor Skate Back on the Table

Barndoor skate stock rebuilt and open for fishing for first time since 2003.
October 22, 2018 - Feature Story ,
New England/Mid-Atlantic
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