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Cape Cod Catch Cap Closure Area Possession Limit Adjustment for Atlantic Herring

Atlantic herring catch in the Cape Cod Catch Cap Closure Area is limited to 2,000 lb per trip/day for Atlantic herring vessels fishing with midwater trawl. Effective 00:01 hr local time on January 23, 2024.
January 22, 2024 -
New England/Mid-Atlantic

A Bottom Trawl Survey Technician’s Job is Never Done

Field Fresh Blog: Science in Motion

Survey technician Justin DaSilva explains his work on the NOAA Ship Henry B. Bigelow, from ocean floor mapping to biological and oceanographic sampling.
January 19, 2024 - Survey ,
New England/Mid-Atlantic
Looking down on two bongo nets being lowered over the side deck of a research ship. The nets are made of fine mesh and shaped like a funnel. The end of the funnel is closed. A round metal ring at the top keeps the net open. The "bongo" plankton nets being deployed. Credit: NOAA Fisheries/Adam Poquette

Closure of 2022 Maine Pinniped Unusual Mortality Event

The Unusual Mortality Event involving stranded harbor and gray seals along the coast of Maine has ended.
January 16, 2024 - Feature Story ,
New England/Mid-Atlantic
HPAI Testing on a seal. Marine Mammals of Maine take nasal swabs from a harbor seal for HPAI testing. Credit: Marine Mammals of Maine

Atlantic Bluefin Tuna General Category (Commercial) Fishery Quota Transfer and Adjustment

NOAA Fisheries adjusts the Atlantic bluefin tuna General category January through March 2024 subquota by transferring quota from the General category December 2024 time period to the General category January through March 2024 time period. This action…
Temporary Rule,
Highly Migratory Species
Issued
05/06/2025

New Partnership to Develop North Atlantic Right Whale Protection Technologies as Part of Investing in America Agenda

Inflation Reduction Act makes new funding available through NOAA Fisheries to conserve and recover endangered species
January 09, 2024 - Media Release ,
New England/Mid-Atlantic
Southeast
National
A birds eye view of an entangled North Atlantic right whale swimming off of Surf City, North Carolina. Behind the tail you can see some light blue gear weighing the tail down. An entangled adult North Atlantic right whale “Argo” off of Surf City, North Carolina. The light blue rectangle behind the flukes is the trailing entangling gear. Credit: Clearwater Marine Aquarium Research Institute, taken under NOAA permit #24359.

NOAA Fisheries Extends Emergency Measures for Gulf of Maine Haddock Quota through Remainder of Fishing Year 2023

Effective January 9, 2024
January 08, 2024 -
New England/Mid-Atlantic

Prohibición de Retención de Tiburones Oceánicos de Punta Blanca en Aguas del Atlántico de Estados Unidos y Tiburones Martillo en el Caribe

An English translation of this content is available here. A partir del 3 de enero de 2024, NOAA Fisheries anuncia una regla final para prohibir la retención comercial y recreativa de: Tiburones oceánicos de punta blanca (oceanic…
Final Rule,
Highly Migratory Species
Issued
05/06/2025

Database Server Upgrade at Northeast Fisheries Science Center

Some scientific data moving to a new server, update your access as needed by January 31.
January 04, 2024 -
New England/Mid-Atlantic
Mar
11

Golden Tilefish: 2024 Research Track Peer Review

| 9:30 am - 5:00 pm

Research Track Peer Review Meeting for Golden Tilefish

Commercial Fishing,
Population Assessments,
Science & Data
,
New England/Mid-Atlantic

Incidental Take Authorization: Atlantic Shores Offshore Wind, LLC's marine site characterization surveys off of New York, New Jersey, Delaware, and

NOAA Fisheries has issued an incidental harassment authorization to Atlantic Shores Offshore Wind, LLC to incidentally harass, by Level B harassment only, marine mammals during marine site characterization surveys in waters off of New York, New Jersey,…
Notice,
New England/Mid-Atlantic
Published
05/06/2025