2000 NERO Permit Holder Letters

Permit Holder Letters
By E-Mail

Northeast Regional Office
One Blackburn Drive
Gloucester, MA 01930

December 2000

1. Proposed 2001 Atlantic Mackerel, Squid, & Butterfish Fishering Quotas; Environmental Assessment, Essential Fish Habitat Assessment, & Regulatory Impact Review___

2. Maine Mahogany Quahog ITQ Fishery

3. Virginia Summer Flounder Fishery Closure

4. New York Summer Flounder Fishery Closure

5. Atlantic Herring FMP Approved___

6. Closed Area I Sea Scallop Exemption Area Opens January 1, 2001

7. Scup Gear Restricted Areas Approved; Changes to Landing Limits for Atlantic Mackerel, Squid, & Butterfish Fisheries___

November 2000

1. Permit Holder Letter Announcing DSEIS for American Lobster; Request for Public Comment - Public Hearings Schedule___

2. Draft Supplemental Environmental Statement; Analysis of Measures Recommended by ASMFC in Addendum I to Amendment 3 of the ISFMP for American Lobster___

3. Maine Mahogany Quahog Closure

4. Proposed 2001 Summer Flounder, Scup, & Black Sea Bass Fishering Quotas; Environmental Assessment, Essential Fish Habitat Assessment, & Regulatory Impact Review___

October 2000

1. New Jersey Summer Flounder Fishery Closure

2. Loligo Squid Fishery Reopens

3. Scup Winter II Period (November through December) Projected To Be Harvested By November 3, 2000

4. Sea Scallop Closed Area I Exemption Area Coordinates & Observer Payment Protocol

5. Daily Haddock Landing Limit Adjustment for Multispecies DAS Vessels

6. Atlantic Herring Permit VMS Requirement Delayed

7. Quarter 4 Black Sea Bass Closure

8. How Allocation Owners Can Purchase Atlantic Surf Clam and Ocean Quahog Cage Tags

9. Fishermen and Scientists Join Forces to Study Monkfish

10. Dolphins in Shrewsbury River (New Jersey) Being Evaluated and Monitored

11. Feds, State and Industry Stock More than 1,000 Mature Atlantic Salmon

12. Period 2 Spiny Dogfish Closure

13. NOAA Fisheries Awards Nearly $1 Million for Northeast Fisheries Coopertive Research

14. Proposed Modification of Scup GRAs & Exemptions to the GRAs, & Modifications to the Landing Limits in the Atlantic Mackerel, Squid, & Butterfish Fisheries; Environmental Assessment and Regulatory Impact Review/Initial Regulatory Flexibility Analysis___

15. Proposed 2001 Atlantic Surf Clam & Ocean Quahog Fishering Quotas; Environmental Assessment, Essential Fish Habitat Assessment, & Regulatory Impact Review___

September 2000

1. Two Conditional Gulf of Maine Closed Areas Implemented for Cod Fishery

2. When A Vessel May Start & End A Closed Area Trip While Participating In The Sea Scallop Exemption Program

3. IMPORTANT NOTICE PLEASE READ IMMEDIATELY

4. Initial Atlantic Sea Herring Vessel Permits for Year 2000___

5. Initial Dealer/Processor Atlantic Sea Herring Permits For Year 2000___

August 2000

1. Judge Upholds Dogfish Plan

2. Year 2000 Summer Flounder Specs Unchanged

3. November 7, 2000 - Deadline to Apply for a Federal Limited Access Monkfish Permit

4. Massachusetts Summer Flounder Fishery Closure

5. Raised Footrope Trawl Exempted Whiting Fishery Approved

6. JOBS: Scallop Observer Program Vacancy Announcement

7. JOBS: Fisheries Observer Positions Available

8. NMFS Solicits Nominations for the Marine Protected Areas Federal Advisory Committee___

9. Regional Meetings To Focus on Reducing Ship/Whale Collisions

10. Period III Loligo Squid Fishery Closure

July 2000

1. Revenues for Northeast Coastal States Surpass $1 Billion

2. Deputy Commerce Secretary Mallett Announces Regional Fishery Management Council Appointments___

3. New Charter/Party Regulations In Gulf Of Maine Closed Areas Effective on 08/28/2000

4. Black Sea Bass Closure (July-September)

5. Amendment 1 to the Atlantic Bluefish Fishery

6. Connecticut Summer Flounder Fishery Closure

7. Spiny Dogfish Fishery Closure (May-October)

8. Scup Fishery Closure (May-October)

9. New York Man Charged with Filing False Fishing Reports

10. Status Update Presented for Four Northeastern Marine Fish Stocks

June 2000

1. Quarter 2 Period (April-June) Black Sea Bass Closure

2. Sea Scallop Exemption Program 2000 - Framework 13 to the Atlantic Sea Scallop FMP Approved___

3. Scalloper Charge in Closed Area Violation

4. Maine Summer Flounder Fishery Closure

5. Loligo Squid Fishery Closure

6. NOAA Seeks Fines, Permit Suspension for Fishing Rule Violations

7. Cod Overage Nets Fine

May 2000

1. NOAA Fisheries Issues Emergency Rule to Protect Endangered & Threatened Sea Turtles along Eastern North Carolina & Virginia CoastLarge Mesh Gillnet Fishery Closed ___

2. Final Specifications for the 2000 Fishing Year for Summer Flounder (Fluke),Scup (Porgy) & Black Sea Bass

3. Final 2000 Specifications for Summer Flounder, Scup, and Black Sea Bass; Environmental Assessment and Regulatory Impact Review/Final Regulatory Flexibility Analysis___

April 2000

1. Amendment 12 & Framework Adjustment 32 to the Northeast Multispecies FMP effective on April 28, 2000

2. Spiny Dogfish FMP Now in Effect

3. Additional Monkfish Management Measures Effective May 1, 2000

4. Annual Management Measures for the Northeast Multispecies FMP for the Period May 1, 2000 - April 30, 2001

5. American Lobster Trap Tag Requirement Delayed until June 1, 2000___

6. IMPORTANT NOTICE to All Vessels With a Federal Fishery Permit

March 2000

1. NMFS Seeking Ideas for Research Projects Involving Cooperation Between Members of the Fishing Industry and Scientists ___

2. NOAA Fisheries Announces Round II of Groundfish Relief Program

3. Year 2000 Atlantic Mackerel, Squid, And Butterfish Annual Specifications Approved - CLOSURE OF THE PERIOD I DIRECTED LOLIGO* SQUID FISHERY*

4. Procedures for Declaring Lobster Conservation Management Areas and Ordering Federal Lobster Trap Tags ___

5. Final 2000 Initial Specifications for Atlantic Mackerel, Squid, and Butterfish; Final Rule, Environmental Assessment, and Regulatory Impact Review/Final Regulatory Flexibility Analysis___

6. Spiny Dogfish Regulations Delayed until April 3, 2000

Feburary 2000

1. Spiny Dogfish Regulations Delayed until March 15, 2000

2. Control Date for the Deep Sea Red Crab Fishery

3. Framework 12 to the Atlantic Sea Scallop Management Plan Approved

4. Caught Fishing with Illegal Gear, Fishermen Lose Fishing Rights for Four Years

January 2000

1. Proposed 2000 Initial Specifications for Atlantic Mackerel, Squid, and Butterfish; Environmental Assessment and Regulatory Impact Review/Initial Regulatory Flexibility Analysis___

2. Proposed 2000 Initial Specifications for Atlantic Surf Clam and Ocean Quahog; Environmental Assessment and Regulatory Impact Review/Initial Regulatory Flexibility Analysis___

3. New Spiny Dogfish Regulations

4. Proposed 2000 Initial Specifications for Summer Flounder, Scup, and Black Sea Bass; Environmental Assessment and Regulatory Impact Review/Initial Regulatory Flexibility Analysis___

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