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NOAA Fisheries Allocates Annual Catch Entitlements to Sectors for Fishing Year 2024

This final rule allocates initial annual catch entitlements to sectors based on preliminary 2024 sector rosters and 2024 catch limits set by Framework Adjustment 65 or default specifications.
April 04, 2024 -
New England/Mid-Atlantic

Accountability Measure for Atlantic Sea Scallop Vessels Effective April 1, 2024

All scallop vessels will be required to comply with gear restrictions in the Georges Bank Accountability Measure Area for fishing year 2024, because the scallop fleet exceeded its sub-annual catch limit for northern windowpane flounder in fishing year 2022.
March 28, 2024 -
New England/Mid-Atlantic

Atlantic Sea Scallop Managed Waters Fishing Year 2024

This dataset depicts the boundaries of Sea Scallop Rotational Areas for 2024.
March 28, 2024 - Map ,
New England/Mid-Atlantic
Scallop Map

Historic Shipwreck Avoidance on Stellwagen Bank

NOAA Fisheries, in conjunction with NOAA Stellwagen Bank National Marine Sanctuary, requests that vessels avoid shipwreck sites on southern Stellwagen Bank.
March 27, 2024 -
New England/Mid-Atlantic

2024 Fishing Year Limited Access General Category Individual Fishing Quota Allocations

New measures for Limited Access General Category (LAGC) vessels implemented through Framework Adjustment 38 to the Scallop Fishery Management Plan, and a summary of how they may affect the 2024 fishing year. All measures will be effective on April 1, 2024.
March 22, 2024 -
New England/Mid-Atlantic

2024 Fishing Year Limited Access Allocations for the Atlantic Sea Scallop Fishery

New measures for limited access vessels implemented through Framework Adjustment 38 to the Scallop Fishery Management Plan, and a summary of how they may affect the 2024 fishing year. All measures will be effective on April 1, 2024.
March 22, 2024 -
New England/Mid-Atlantic

2024 Fishing Year Northern Gulf of Maine Sea Scallop Possession Limit and Total Allowable Landings

New measures for Northern Gulf of Maine (NGOM) scallop vessels and a summary of how they may affect fishing plans and activities for the 2024 fishing year. Effective April 1, 2024.
March 22, 2024 -
New England/Mid-Atlantic
Northern Gulf of Maine 2024 Scallop Management Map

Framework Adjustment 66 to the Northeast Multispecies Fishery Management Plan

This action proposes to approve and implement Framework Adjustment 66 to the Northeast Multispecies Fishery Management Plan. This rule proposes to set catch limits for 8 of the 20 multispecies stocks, modify the accountability measure trigger for…
Proposed Rule
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New England
Published
04/26/2024

Friends of Hood Pond: How Partnerships Build Community

Wildlife, fish passage, and communities are strengthened through partnerships and restoration efforts in Topsfield, Massachusetts.
March 19, 2024 - Feature Story ,
New England/Mid-Atlantic
Hood pond surrounded by trees. Hood Pond in Ipswich, Massachusetts. Credit: Jim MacDougall

2024 Specifications for the Golden Tilefish and Blueline Tilefish Fisheries

NOAA Fisheries announces the final 2024 quota specifications for the golden tilefish and blueline tilefish fisheries north of the Virginia/North Carolina border. We closed the 2023 commercial blueline tilefish fishery on September 5, 2023, because we…
Final Rule
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Mid-Atlantic
Effective
04/26/2024