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Northeast Regional Office
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- December 31, 2008 - 2009 Final Specifications For Summer Flounder, Scup, And Black Sea Bass; Notice Of 2009 Commercial Summer Flounder Closure In Delaware
- December 30, 2008 - Extension of Emergency Fishery Closure Due to the Presence of the Toxin that Causes Paralytic Shellfish Poisoning
- December 29, 2008 - Limited Access General Category Scallop Fishery Is Closed To IFQ Vessels & Vessels Issued LOA to Fish Under Appeal
- December 22, 2008 - Effective December 23, 2008, The Eastern GB Cod Landing Limit Is Increased To 1,000 lb Per DAS, Or Any Part Of A DAS, Up To 10,000 lb Per Trip For Limited Access NE Multispecies DAS Vessels Fishing Exclusively In The Eastern U.S./Canada Area (Area 2)
- December 22, 2008 - Effective December 24, 2008, Vessels Issued Federal Permits For Atlantic Herring May Not Fish For, Catch, Possess, Or Land More Than 2,000 Pounds Of Atlantic Herring In Or From Area 1B Per Trip Or Calendar Day
- December 3, 2008 - Effective December 5, 2008, Fishing Vessels Issued A Federal Commercial Permit For The Bluefish Fishery May No Longer Land Bluefish In New York For The Remainder Of The 2008 Calendar Year
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- November 25, 2008 - Update On The Total Allowable Catch Available For The 4th Quarter Limited Access General Category Scallop Fishery
- November 21, 2008 - Effective November 24, 2008, Fishing Vessels Issued A Moratorium Permit For The Scup Fishery May No Longer Land Scup In Any State From Maine Through North Carolina For The Remainder Of The Winter II Period
- November 21, 2008 - Effective November 23, 2008, Fishing Vessels Issued A Federal Moratorium Permit For The Summer Flounder Fishery May No Longer Land Summer Flounder In New Jersey For The Remainder Of The 2008 Calendar Year
- November 18, 2008 - Extension Of Emergency Paralytic Shellfish Poisoning Closure Through December 31, 2008
- November 18, 2008 - Sea Turtle Conservation Fishing Gear Inspection Program For Modified Pound Net Leaders In The Virginia Waters Of The Mainstem Chesapeake Bay
- November 12, 2008 - Effective November 14, 2008, Vessels Issued Federal Permits For Atlantic Herring May Not Fish For, Catch, Possess, Or Land More Than 2,000 Pounds Of Atlantic Herring In Or From Area 1A Per Trip Or Calendar Day
- November 5, 2008 - NOAA Atlantic Sea Scallop Survey Shows Strongest Recruitment on Georges Bank in Seven Years
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- October 23, 2008 - Final 2009 Quotas For Surfclams (SC), Ocean Quahogs (OQ), & Maine Ocean Quahogs. Reminder Of Requirement For The Use Of A VMS For Atlantic Surfclam & Ocean Quahog ITQ Fishing Vessels Beginning On January 1, 2008. Reminder To All SC/OQ Permit Holders Of The Continued Area Closures Due To Environmental Degradation & The Toxin That Causes Paralytic Shellfish Poisoning.
- October 23, 2008 - Georges Bank Yellowtail Flounder Trip Limit Reduced From 5,000 lb Per Trip To 2,500 lb Per Trip For Limited Access NE Multispecies DAS Vessels Fishing In The U.S./Canada Management Area
- October 21, 2008 - Period 2 (November 1, 2008 - April 30, 2009) Fishery For Spiny Dogfish Will Not Open
- October 7, 2008 - Overall Annual Tilefish Quota For The 2009 FY (November 1, 2008 - October 31, 2009) Will Remain The Same As The FY 2008 Overall Annual Tilefish Quota
- October 6, 2008 - New Rules Proposed To Protect Adult American Lobsters And Improve Data Collection
- October 3, 2008 - Limited Access General Category Scallop Fishery Is Closed To Individual Fishing Quota Scallop Vessels
- October 2, 2008 - Dynamic Area Management (DAM) Program Reinstated Under the Atlantic Large Whale Take Reduction Plan
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- September 16, 2008 - Name Change of Haddock Rope Trawl to Ruhle Trawl - Authorized Use of the Ruhle Trawl Starting on September 15, 2008
- September 11, 2008 - Effective September 14, 2008, Fishing Vessels Issued A Federal Moratorium Permit For The Summer Flounder Fishery May No Longer Land Summer Flounder In New York For The Remainder Of The 2008 Calendar Year
- September 10, 2008 - Framework Adjustment 6 to the Monkfish Fishery Management Plan Approved - Final Measures Effective October 10, 2008
- September 9, 2008 - NOAA Renames Approved Trawl Gear for Fisherman Involved in Its Invention
- September 5, 2008 - Effective September 10, 2008, Fishing Vessels Issued A Federal Commercial Permit For The Bluefish Fishery May No Longer Land Bluefish In Massachusetts For The Remainder Of The 2008 Calendar Year
- September 2, 2008 - Effective September 5, 2008, The Directed Fishery For Butterfish Is Closed And Vessels Issued Federal Permits For Butterfish May Not Retain Or Land More Than 250 Lb Of Butterfish Per Trip Or Per Calendar Day
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- July 31, 2008 - Effective August 6, 2008, The Nantucket Lightship Scallop Access Area Is Closed To Atlantic Sea Scallop Vessels
- July 29, 2008 - Clarification Of The Notification And Reporting Requirements For The Atlantic Herring Fishery
- July 24, 2008 - Additional Regulations Implementing Framework Adjustment 19 To The Atlantic Sea Scallop FMP; Adjustments to the Industry-Funded Observer Program
- July 14, 2008 - Haddock Rope Trawl (Previously Called The “Eliminator Trawl”) Approved For Use In The Following Two Special Management Programs: The Regular B DAS Program & The Eastern U.S./Canada Haddock SAP. Authorization To Use This Trawl Gear In Either Of These Programs Will Be Effective On August 13, 2008.
- July 14, 2008 - Effective August 11, 2008, The Minimum Commercial Fish Size For Both GOM & GB Haddock Will Be 19 Inches (Total Length). In Addition, The TAC Of GB Yellowtail Flounder For FY 2008 Is Being Adjusted To Account For Overharvest Of The FY 2007 Yellowtail Flounder TAC. There Also Will Be Additional Fishing Opportunities In The U.S./Canada Management Area As Of August 1.
- July 11, 2008 - Effective July 17, 2008, the Directed Fishery for Loligo Squid Is Closed and Vessels Issued Federal Permits for Loligo Squid May Not Retain or Land More than 2,500 Lb of Loligo Squid per Trip or per Calendar Day
- July 2, 2008 - Red Tide/Shellfish Closure Area Expansion - NOAA Fisheries Closes Federal Waters South of Cape Cod, Surrounding Nantucket And East To Georges Bank
- July 2, 2008 - Amendment 9 to the Atlantic Mackerel, Squid, and Butterfish Fishery Management Plan Approved
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- June 27, 2008 - Framework Adjustment 1 And VMS Requirements For The Surfclam And Ocean Quahog Fishery
- June 20, 2008 - Open Access General Category Sea Scallop Permits Issued For The 2008 Fishing Year Will Not Be Valid After June 30, 2008
- June 18, 2008 - New Sector Timeline For Fishing Year 2010 (May 1, 2010 - April 30, 2011) Replaces Deadlines Issued In February 22, 2008 Permit Holder Letter. This Mailing Includes A Sector Question & Answer Document And A Data Request Fact Sheet.
- June 17, 2008 - Elephant Trunk Scallop Access Area Is Closed To General Category Scallop Vessels Effective 1200 Hours (Noon), June 18, 2008
- June 16, 2008 - Clarification To Ensure Timely And Adequate Selection Of Vessels For Observer Deployment In The U.S./Canada Management Area (Either The Eastern Area, Western Area, Or Eastern U.S./Canada Haddock Special Access Program)
- June 16, 2008 - Effective July 16, 2008, There Is An Incidental Monkfish Catch Limit Of 50 lb Tail Weight (166 lb Whole Weight) Per Trip In The Three Existing NE Multispecies Scallop Exemptions Areas
- June 11, 2008 - Effective June 16, 2008, Fishing Vessels Issued A Federal Moratorium Permit For The Scup Fishery May No Longer Land Scup In Any State From Maine Through North Carolina For The Remainder Of The Summer Period (May through October)
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- May 30, 2008 - Zero Trips Are Authorized Into The Closed Area II Yellowtail Flounder Special Access Program For The 2008 Fishing Year (i.e., Through April 30, 2009)
- May 23, 2008 - Framework Adjustment 19 to the Atlantic Sea Scallop Fishery Management Plan will be effective on June 1, 2008
- May 22, 2008 - 2008 Recreational Management Measures For Summer Flounder, Scup And Black Sea Bass Fisheries Approved
- May 6, 2008 - Reminder That If You Intend To Establish Eligibility For A Limited Access Atlantic Herring Permit, You Must Submit An Application For A Limited Access Atlantic Herring Permit No Later Than May 31, 2008
- May 1, 2008 - Effective 0001 Hrs Local Time, May 8, 2008, Fishing Vessels Holding Tilefish Limited Access Full-Time Tier 2 Category Permits Are Prohibited From Landing Tilefish Harvested From Within The Golden Tilefish Management Unit Through October 31, 2008
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- April 30, 2008 - Amendment 11 to the Atlantic Sea Scallops Fishery Management Plan
- April 25, 2008 - Effective May 1, 2008, The GB Yellowtail Flounder Trip Limit Is Reduced From 10,000 Lb Per Trip To 5,000 Lb Per Trip For Limited Access NE Multispecies DAS Vessels Fishing In The U.S./Canada Management Area
- April 25, 2008 - Framework Adjustment 5 to the Monkfish Fishery Management Plan Approved - Final Measures Effective May 1, 2008
- April 22, 2008 - Effective 0001 Hrs Local Time, April 25, 2008, Fishing Vessels Holding Tilefish Limited Access Part-Time Category Permits Are Prohibited From Landing Tilefish Harvested From Within The Golden Tilefish Management Unit Through October 31, 2008
- April 21, 2008 - 2008 Atlantic Mackerel, Squid, And Butterfish Specifications And Management Measures
- April 20, 2008 - Sherman's Lagoon Cartoon Strip - Children can send NOAA Fisheries a drawing of their favorite shark, and request Fisheries to continue working hard towards shark conservation
- April 14, 2008 - Atlantic Sea Scallop Amendment 11 Application Package
- April 8, 2008 - Clarification of Existing Requirements for Use of Chain Mats by Sea Scallop Vessels
- April 7, 2008 - Clarification Of Monkfish Landing Regulations
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- March 31, 2008 - NOAA Fisheries Has Withdrawn Its Action To Close The New Jersey Tautog Fishery Which Was Scheduled To Take Effect On April 1
- March 28, 2008 - U.S./Canada Management Area
- March 12, 2008 - Clarification Of Regulations Governing The Declaration Of Activity Codes Via The VMS, And The Declaration That A Vessel Is Fishing Under A DAS Under The IVR, Or Call-in System, Prior To Leaving Port
- March 12, 2008 - Elephant Trunk Scallop Access Area Is Closed To General Category Scallop Vessels
- March 12, 2008 - Effective March 16, 2008-April 30, 2008, Fishing Vessels Issued A Federal Moratorium Permit For The Scup Fishery May Not Land More Than 1,000 Lb Of Scup Per Trip
- March 11, 2008 - NOAA to Close New Jersey Tautog Fishery April 1, 2008
- March 11, 2008 - NOAA Fisheries Service Announces the Establishment of a New Cooperative Research Program Specialist
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- February 29, 2008 - Vessel Monitoring System (VMS) Question and Answer Guide
- February 22, 2008 - Atlantic Bluefish Specifications For Fishing Year 2008, Including Coastwide And State Commercial Quotas, And The Recreational Possession Limit
- February 22, 2008 - Clarification of January 29,2008, Permit Holder Letter Informing of Important Deadlines for All Limited Access NE Multispecies Vessels Interested in Participating in a Sector for Fishing Year 2009 (May 1, 2009, Through April 30, 2010). This Letter Also Revises the List of Sectors Proposed in Amendment 16 to the NE Multispecies FMP to Include Updated Contact Information for Many of the Sectors
- February 20, 2008 - 2008 Fishery Specifications For The Atlantic Sea Scallop Fishery Will Be Effective On March 1, 2008
- February 6, 2008 - Final Environmental Assessment for Specification of Fishing Year 2008 Total Allowable Catches in the U.S./Canada Management Area
- February 6, 2008 - Northeast Fisheries Observer Program Request Notice
- February 6, 2008 - 2008 American Lobster Trap Tag Program Instructions
- February 6, 2008 - The Minimum Size For Both Georges Bank And Gulf Of Maine Haddock Will Remain At 18 Inches (Total Length) Through August 10, 2008. Unless Otherwise Notified, The Minimum Size Will Revert To 19 Inches On August 11, 2008
- February 5, 2008 - Measures In The Northeast Multispecies FMP That Have Been Corrected And/Or Clarified By A Recent Final Rule
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- January 29, 2008 - Important Deadlines For All Limited Access NE Multispecies Vessels Interested In Participating In A Sector For Fishing Year 2009 (May 1, 2009, Through April 30, 2010)
- January 23, 2008 - As of January 24, 2008, all federally permitted vessels are prohibited from harvesting, possessing, and landing GB yellowtail flounder from the entire U.S./Canada Management Area for the remainder of the 2007 fishing year (through April 30, 2008)
- January 17, 2008 - Atlantic Hagfish Vessel Owners Notified That They Have Been Selected To Carry An At-Sea Fishery Observer On Atlantic Hagfish Fishing Trips
- January 16, 2008 - Announcing the Northeast Fishing Vessel Annual Cost Survey
- January 9, 2008 - As Of January 10, 2008, The Georges Bank Yellowtail Flounder Trip Limit For All NE Multispecies DAS Vessels Fishing In The U.S./Canada Management Area Is 1,500 Lb Per Trip
- January 7, 2008 - Further Information About Current Regulations Regarding The Trip Limit For GOM Cod For Vessels Fishing In The GOM Differential Days-At-Sea Area
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"This information is provided by the NMFS Northeast Regional Office for the use and convenience of interested persons. The information available on this site may change over time. Official sources of information, such as the Federal Register, control in the event of any discrepancy appearing on NMFS Home Pages."
Last Updated:
January 7, 2009
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