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- November 30, 2010 - Changes for Atlantic Herring Midwater Trawl Vessels Fishing in Groundfish Closed Area I
- November 24, 2010 - Red Tide/Shellfish Closure Extension Through December 31, 2011
- November 23, 2010 - Effective 0001 hours November 29, through 0001 hours December 3, 2010, Temporary Removal of 2,000-lb Atlantic Herring Trip Limit
- November 23, 2010 - Changes That Will Affect The Loligo Fishery As A Result Of Amendment 10 To The Atlantic Mackerel, Squid, And Butterfish FMP
- November 15, 2010 - NE Multispecies Sector Letter of Authorization (LOA) Issuance and Requirements
- November 10, 2010 - Effective 0001 Hours November 15, Through 0001 Hours November 17, 2010, The 2,000-lb Herring Trip Limit For The Atlantic Herring Fishery In Management Area 1A Will Be Removed
- November 5, 2010 - Effective 1200 Hrs Local Time, November 8, 2010, Vessels Issued Federal Permits For Atlantic Herring May Not Fish For, Catch, Possess, Or Land More Than 2,000 Pounds Of Atlantic Herring, Per Trip Or Calendar Day, In Or From Area 1A Through 2400 Hours, December 31, 2010
- November 1, 2010 - 2010 Federal Spiny Dogfish Fishery Reopens for Period II (November 1 through April 30)
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- October 27, 2010 - Haddock Incidental Catch Cap and Potential Closure Affecting the Atlantic Herring Fishery
- October 21, 2010 - Announcement Of An Extension To December 1,2010, For Pemlit Holders To Sign A Sector Contract And For Sectors To Submit Rosters For Fishing Year 2011 (may 1, 2011, Through April 30,2012)
- October 20, 2010 - No Collecting Of Cost Recovery Fees From The Scallop Limited Access General Category Individual Fishing Quota Fishery For The Initial 2010 Fee Period Of March 1,2010, Through September 31,2010
- October 20, 2010 - Letter Clarifying Reporting Of Groundfish For Sector Vessels And Those Dealers Purchasing From Them, As Well As Reporting Issues Common To Both Vessels And Dealers
- October 18, 2010 - Common Pool Handgear A Trip Limit Reduction for Cod
- October 13, 2010 - Clarification of the Limited Access General Category Sea Scallop VMS Reporting Requirements
- October 8, 2010 - Annual Tilefish Quota For The 2011 Fishing Year (FY) (November 1, 2010-0ctober 31, 2011) Will Remain The Same As The FY 2010
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- September 24, 2010 - Summary of June-July Groundfish Outreach Meetings Now Available
- September 22, 2010 - Common Pool Trip Limit Reductions for Gulf of Maine (GOM) Cod, Georges Bank (GB) Yellowtail Flounder, White Hake, and Changes to Trawl Gear Restrictions in the U.S./Canada Management Area Effective 0001 hours September 27, 2010
- September 16, 2010 - All persons, dealers, vessels, and vessel owners, regardless of their membership in, or relationship to, the Passamaquoddy Tribe, that the Magnuson-Stevens Act and all applicable Federal regulations apply to all fishermen while fishing in the EEZ
- September 14, 2010 - Late Observer Policy and Requirements for Multispecies Trips that Exclusively Set Gear
- September 10, 2010 - Effective 0001 Hours, September 14, 2010, Atlantic Herring Management Area 1B Will Be Closed To Herring Vessels For The Remainder Of The 2010 Herring Fishing Year
- September 7, 2010 - Georges Bank Yellowtail Flounder TAC Reduction
- September 1, 2010 - Adjustment To 2010 Scup Winter II Period Quota
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- August 31, 2010 - Northeast Multispecies Common Pool Vessels - Increase in Days-at-Sea Counting Rate in Gulf ofMaine and Georges Bank and No Possession of Witch Flounder Effective on September 2, 2010 at 0001 Hours
- August 30, 2010 - Effective 0001 Hours On September 3, 2010, Fishing Vessels Issued A Federal Open Access Skate Permit May Not Possess Or Land More Than The Incidental Limit Of 500 lbs Of Skate Wings Per Trip For The Remainder Of The 2010 Fishing Year (through April 30 2011)
- August 26, 2010 - All Persons, Vessels, And Vessel Owners, Regardless Of Their Affiliation With The Passamaquoddy Indian Tribe Are Reminded, That The Magnuson-Stevens Act And Federal Fishing Regulations Apply To All Fishermen While Fishing In The EEZ
- August 25, 2010 - Effective 0001 Hours September 1, 2010, Vessels Issued A Federal Moratorium Permit For Summer Flounder May No Longer Land Summer Flounder In Massachusetts For The Remainder Of The 2010 Calendar Year
- August 24, 2010 - Closure of the 2010 Period 1 Spiny Dogfish Fishery Effective 0001 Hours, August 27, 2010
- August 18, 2010 - PSC & Estimate Of Permit's Contribution To A Sector's ACE For Each Stock If Enroll In A Sector During FY 2011
- August 18, 2010 - Closure of the Directed Butterfish Fishery Effective 0001 Hours, August 24, 2010
- August 18, 2010 - Extended Opportunity to Join a Multispecies Sector for Fishing Year 2011
- August 17, 2010 - Inseason Adjustment To The Specifications For The 2010 Red Crab Fishery, Effective September 13,2010
- August 11, 2010 - 2010 Atlantic Herring Specifications
- August 6, 2010 - New Witch Flounder Trip Limit, Removal of Pollock Trip Limit, and Correction to Handgear A Cod Limit
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- July 29, 2010 - Opportunity to Join a Multispecies Sector for Fishing Year 2011
- July 27, 2010 - Effective July 30, 2010, for federal multispecies fishery permit holders fishing in the common pool, NOAA Fisheries Service will be reducing the Gulf of Maine cod trip limit and requiring the use of specialized gear when targeting Georges Bank yellowtail flounder to help ensure a continual supply of fish from these stocks throughout the fishing year
- July 26, 2010 - VMS Catch Report, BSA, And VTR Reporting Requirements For Both Sector And Common Pool Vessels
- July 16, 2010 - Revised Pollock Annual Catch Limits for Fishing Year 2010
- July 7, 2010 - 2010 Summer Flounder, Scup, and Black Sea Bass Recreational Specifications
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- June 29, 2010 - Notification of Adjustment to the 2010 Trimester 2 and 3 Loligo Squid Quotas
- June 29, 2010 - Reminder of Upcoming Changes to Gear Requirements in the Loligo Squid Fishery
- June 28, 2010 - Maine Department of Marine Resources to Begin Purchasing Groundfish Permits
- June 24, 2010 - 2010 Spiny Dogfish Commercial Quota & Possession Limits Effective July 26, 2010
- June 23, 2010 - Framework Adjustment 21 To The Atlantic Sea Scallop FMP Will Be Effective On June 28, 2010
- June 18, 2010 - New American Lobster Maximum Size & V-Notch Measures Effective July 1, 2010
- June 15, 2010 - Northeast Skate Fishery Regulations and 2010-2011 Specifications
- June 3, 2010 - Clarifies NE Multispecies Amendment 16 Provisions Including VMS Activity Declaration Requirements For Sector & Common Pool Vessels
- June 2, 2010 - 2010 Annual Determination for the Sea Turtle Observer Requirement
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- April 27, 2010 - Southern New England Gillnet Vessel Pinger Delay Clarification
- April 23, 2010 - Multispecies Amendment 16 & Framework Adjustment 44 Regulations Pertaining To Confirmation of Permit History Permit Holders That Become Effective On May 1, 2010
- April 23, 2010 - Announcement Of A Draft Environmental Impact Statement, Which Analyzes Proposed Alternatives For Management Of The American Lobster Fishery In The Exclusive Economic Zone
- April 20, 2010 - Effective Immediately The Eastern U.S./Canada Area Is Closed To Limited Access NE Multispecies DAS Vessels And The Harvest, Possession, And Landing Of GB Yellowtail Flounder By All Federally-Permitted Vessels Within The Entire U.S./Canada Management Area Is Prohibited For The Remainder Of The 2009 Fishing Year (Through April 30, 2010)
- April 19, 2010 - Multispecies Amendment 16 Regulations Pertaining To Vessels Issued An Open Access Northeast Multispecies Handgear B Permit That Become Effective On May 1, 2010
- April 19, 2010 - Effective April 21, 2010, The Winter I Scup Possession Limit Will Be Reduced To 1,000 lb For The Remainder Of The Winter I Period (through April 30, 2010)
- April 6, 2010 - NOAA Extends Emergency Closure Of The Recreational Black Sea Bass Fishery
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- March 30, 2010 - Final Measures for 2010 Fishing Year for Multispecies Fishery
- March 24, 2010 - GB Yellowtail Flounder Trip Limit Is Increased From 2,500 lb Per Trip To 5,000 lb Per Trip For Limited Access NE Multispecies Days-At-Sea Vessels Fishing In The U.S./Canada Management Area
- March 24, 2010 - NOAA Fisheries Clarifies The Amount Of Tilefish That May Be Landed Pursuant To An IFQ Allocation Permit
- March 16, 2010 - NOAA Fisheries Announces a Delay to the Harbor Porpoise Take Reduction Plan Pinger Requirements
- March 11, 2010 - NOAA Fisheries Announces Lifting of Multispecies U.S./Canada Gear Restrictions
- March 10, 2010 - Amendment 10 to Atlantic Mackerel, Squid, and Butterfish FMP
- March 3, 2010 - Initial Compensation Rates For Scallop Vessels That Carry An Observer Under The Industry Funded Observer Program For The Atlantic Sea Scallop Fishery
- E-Mail comments may be submitted to: Comprate@noaa.gov
- Written comments may be sumitted to: Sustainable Fisheries Division, 55 Great Republic Drive, Gloucester, MA 01930
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- February 24, 2010 - Sea Scallop Management Measures For The Fishing Year March 1, 2010 – February 28, 2011
- February 23, 2010 - New Reporting Requirement Effective On March 5, 2010, For Any Vessel Issued A Limited Access Herring Category A Or B Permit (i.e. All Areas Or Areas 2/3 Permit) Fishing In NE Multispecies Closed Area I Under The Authority Of The GOM/GB Herring Midwater Trawl Gear Letter Of Authorization
- February 22, 2010 - Summary of New Atlantic Sea Scallop IFQ Regulatory Requirements Governing Fishing Activity
- February 19, 2010 - NOAA Strengthens Protection for Harbor Porpoises off the Northeastern U.S.
- February 18, 2010 - Instructions For The 2010 American Lobster Trap Tag Program
- February 18, 2010 - 2010 Atlantic Mackerel, Squid, and Butterfish Specifications and Management Measures
- February 9, 2010 - Increase In The 2010 Black Sea Bass Specifications, Including The Commercial Quota, Recreational Harvest Limit, And Research Set-aside. This Emergency Rule Will Be Effective For 180 Days Beginning February 10, 2010.
- February 8, 2010 - Update on NOAA Funding to Support Multispecies Fishery Sectors
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