Fisheries Information and Regulations
(Formerly Fishing Industry Homepage)
Contact Us
- Sustainable Fisheries staff is happy to answer any questions you may have about fishery regulations. Click here for a list of Sustainable Fisheries staff.
- Recreational Fishery information contact Paul Perra (paul.perra@noaa.gov).
- Analysis and Program Support Division provides permit services and fisheries data to the public, including the following:
- Vessel, dealer or operator permits: 978-282-8438
- Requests for data: 978-281-9133
- Fish-on-Line PINs and IVR PINs: 978-281-9133
- DAS leases, vessel replacements, baselines: 978-282-8483
- Fisheries Data Services Division works with fishermen and seafood dealers to collect and refine fisheries data:
- Dealer electronic reporting: 978-281-9212
- IVR Reporting: 978-281-9209
- Vessel Trip Reporting: 978-281-9246
- Historic dealer data corrections: 978-281-2160
- Questions about vessel data: 978-281-9246
- Requests for vessel logbooks: 978-281-9157
Fisheries News
- 02/12/2013
- Approved dockside and at-sea monitoring providers for 2013
- 02/11/2013
- Trip Limit Adjustments for Common Pool Vessels
- 01/29/2013
- John Bullard to Hold Public Listening Sessions in NC and VA
- 01/24/2013
- New Jersey Dolphins: Frequently Asked Questions
- 01/24/2013
- Reminder Feb 1 Gulf of Maine Closure to Protect Harbor Porpoise
- 01/15/2013
- NOAA Fisheries announces 2013-2015 catch limits for Atlantic mackerel & 2013 specifications for butterfish
- 01/08/2013
- Comment Period Reopened for Redfish Rule
- 12/31/2012
- 2013 Commercial Quotas and Recreational Harvest Limits for Summer Flounder, Scup and Black Sea Bass
- 12/20/2012
- New Jersey Summer Flounder Fishery Closure Effective December 22, 2012
- 12/18/2012
- New England offshore areas will reopen for Atlantic surfclam and ocean quahog fishing
- 12/11/2012
- New York Summer Flounder Fishery to Reopen on Dec 12
- 12/11/2012
- Atlantic Sea Scallop Permit Holders Closure of the Elephant Trunk Area for Atlantic Sea Scallop Vessels Effective Date: December 12, 2012
- 12/10/2012
- Workshop to identify cooperative research projects to address sea turtle and Atlantic sturgeon bycatch in gillnet gear
- 12/06/2012
- Atlantic Surfclam and Ocean Quahog Fishery Measures for the 2013 Fishing Year
- 12/05/2012
- Innovations and partnerships provide opportunities to Northeast groundfish industry
- 12/03/2012
- Tier 1 and 2 Atlantic Mackerel Permit Holders More individuals and entities approved to complete vessel hold measurements
