2014 Greater Atlantic Region Bulletins (Permit Holder Letters)
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January
February
- 02/28/2014
- Atlantic Sea Scallop Fishing Year 2014 Observer Set-Aside Compensation Rates
- 02/25/2014
- Northeast Multispecies Vessels - Extension of the Day-At-Sea Leasing Deadline
- 02/25/2014
- New Vessel Monitoring System Software - Boatracs Users
- 02/24/2014
- American Lobster Information Sheet
- 02/19/2014
- New Vessel Monitoring System Software - SkyMate Users
- 02/12/2014
- Atlantic Sea Scallop Fishery Management Measures for Fishing Year 2014
- 02/07/2014
- 2014 Lobster Trap Tag Package
March
- 03/31/2014
- Establishment of a Control Date in the Skate Fishery
- 03/19/2014
- Atlantic Herring Final 2014 Specifications
- 03/13/2014
- Butterfish Trip Limit Reduction - Butterfish catch limited to 5,000 lb per trip or calendar day
- 03/13/2014
- Amendment 14 to the Atlantic Mackerel, Squid, and Butterfish Fishery Management Plan
- 03/13/2014
- Amendment 5 to the Atlantic Herring Fishery Mangement Plan
April
- 04/30/2014
- Atlantic Deep-Sea Red Crab 2014-2016 Final Specifications
- 04/29/2014
- Northern Red Hake Measures
- 04/25/2014
- Groundfish Sector And Exemption Approval
- 04/24/2014
- Limited Access Scallop Permit Holders - Prohibition on Landing Yellowtail Flounder
- 04/23/2014
- Northeast Multispecies Common Pool Fishery - Fishing Year 2014 Regulations
- 04/23/2014
- GOM Recreational Cod and Haddock Fishermen - New minimum fish sizes, daily per angler bag limits, and fishing seasons
- 04/21/2014
- Summary of Monkfish Measures for the Start of Fishing Year 2014
- 04/16/2014
- Northeast Groundfish Sector Fishermen - Court Ordered Change to Fishing Year 2013 Carryover Amounts
- 04/07/2014
- Change to the Regulations for Electing Area 2 and Outer Cape Area, and a Trap Transfer Program in the American Lobster Fishery
- 04/04/2014
- NE Multispecies Common Pool Vessels - GB Cod Trimester Total Allowable Catch Area Closed for Trimester 3
- 04/03/2014
- Catch Cap on River Herring and Shad Catch in the Atlantic Mackerel Fishery
- 04/03/2014
- Butterfish Trip Limit Increase, Butterfish Quota Increase, and Changes to Butterfish Cap
- 04/03/2014
- 2014 Atlantic Mackerel, Squid, and Butterfish Specifications
May
- 05/23/2014
- 2014 & 2015 Commercial Quotas and Recreational Harvest Limits for Summer Flounder, Scup, and Black Sea Bass
- 05/22/2014
- Atlantic Herring Management Area 1B Directed Fishery Closure - Effective May 24, 2014, Herring Catch Limited to 2,000 lb per Trip or Day
- 05/09/2014
- Proposed Scallop Access Area Split Trip List Under Framework 25
- 05/09/2014
- 2014 Lobster Trap Tag Package - Updated
- 05/01/2014
- Golden Tilefish Seafood Dealers - New Market Category for Dealer Reporting
June
- 06/27/2014
- Trap/Pot and Gillnet Fishermen - Final Rule for Atlantic Large Whale Take Reduction Plan
- 06/19/2014
- Atlantic Bluefish 2014 Final Specifications
- 06/17/2014
- New VMS daily reporting requirements for NE multispecies sector trips declared into the Eastern U.S./Canada Area
- 06/16/2014
- Scallop FY 2014 Access Area Trip Assignments
- 06/13/2014
- Atlantic Sea Scallop Fishery Limited Access General Category Vessels Framework 25 Measures
- 06/13/2014
- Atlantic Sea Scallop Fishery Limited Access Vessels Framework 25 Measures
- 06/01/2014
- Annual gillnet restrictions under the Bottlenose Dolphin Take Reduction Plan in NJ, DE, MD, and VA state waters
July
- 07/31/2014
- NE Multispecies Common Pool Vessels; Trimester Total Allowable Catch Area for American Plaice Closed for the Remainder of Trimester 1; Possession and Trip Limit Adjustments for American Plaice
- 07/29/2014
- CORRECTION - NE Multispecies Common Pool Vessels - Trip Limit Increase for SNE/MA Winter Flounder & Trimester TAC Area Closed for the Remainder of Trimester 1
- 07/29/2014
- Northern Red Hake Possession Limit Reduction
- 07/18/2014
- NE Multispecies Common Pool Vessels - Trip Limit Increase for SNE/MA Winter Flounder & Trimester TAC Area Closed for the Remainder of Trimester 1
- 07/17/2014
- Monkfish Measures Under Framework Adjustment 8
- 07/15/2014
- Amendment 3 Management Measures for the Spiny Dogfish Fishery
- 07/03/2014
- Summer Flounder, Scup, and Black Sea Bass 2014 Recreational Management Measures
August
- 08/29/2014
- Northeast Skate Fishery Framework 2 Management Measures
- 08/27/2014
- NE Multispecies Common Pool Vessels - Closure of the Southern NE/MA Yellowtail Flounder and Closure of the Eastern U.S./Canada Area
- 08/18/2014
- NE Multispecies Common Pool Vessels - Closure of Georges Bank Cod Trimester Total Allowable Catch Area - Effective 8/18/14 - 8/31/14
- 08/13/2014
- VMS Requirement for Vessels with Atlantic Mackerel, Squid, and Butterfish Permits
- 08/11/2014
- Winter II Period Scup Quota and Possession Limit Increase for Scup Permit Holders
- 08/07/2014
- Longfin Squid Fishery Trimester 2 Closure; Catch Limited to 2,500 lb Per Trip/Day; Effective August 11, 2014
- 08/06/2014
- 2014-2015 Spiny Dogfish Fishery Specifications and Amendment 3 Management Measures
- 08/04/2014
- Establishment of a Control Date in the Summer Flounder Fishery Effective August 1, 2014
September
- 09/30/2014
- Atlantic Surfclam and Ocean Quahog Fishery - Paralytic Shellfish Poisoning Closure Lifted
- 09/30/2014
- Specification of 2015 Surfclam and Ocean Quahog Quotas and Surfclam Minimum Size Suspension
- 09/18/2014
- Massachusetts Summer Flounder Fishery Closure
- 09/18/2014
- Closure of Directed Fishery for Atlantic Herring in Area 3
- 09/05/2014
- NE Multispecies Sector At-Sea Monitoring Provider Application Deadline
- 09/05/2014
- Atlantic Sea Scallop Vessels - Compensation Trip Requirements for Broken Access Area Fishing Trips
- 09/04/2014
- Trawl Vessels - New On-Reel Trawl Gear Stowage Method
October
- 10/24/2014
- 2015-2017 Commercial Tilefish Quotas
- 10/24/2014
- Updated Annual Catch Limits for Sectors, Common Pool and Herring Mid-water Trawl for NE Multispecies Limited Access Permit Holders
- 10/23/2014
- Atlantic Herring Management Area 1A Directed Fishery Closure - Herring Catch Limited to 2,000 lb Per Trip or Day
- 10/20/2014
- Reminder of Monkfish Minimum Mesh Size Requirements
November
- 11/26/2014
- New Jersey Summer Flounder Fishery Closure - Effective Date: 0001 hours on November 29, 2014
- 11/20/2014
- NOAA Fisheries Announces National Saltwater Recreational Fisheries Policy
- 11/10/2014
- NOAA Fisheries Announces Temporary Gulf of Maine Cod and Haddock Management Measures
- 11/04/2014
- Butterfish allocation transferred to the directed fishery from the butterfish mortality cap
December
- 12/24/2014
- NOAA Fisheries Clarifies Gulf of Maine Cod Interim Management Measures; Gillnet Vessels Can Change Category; Gulf of Maine Cod Trip Limits in Gulf of Maine Broad Stock Area
- 12/10/2014
- Whelk/Conch and Atlantic Sea Scallop Fisheries - Paralytic Shellfish Poisoning Closure Lifted; Effective Date: January 1, 2015
- 12/03/2014
- River Herring and Shad Catch Caps for the Atlantic Herring Fishery - Effective Date: December 4, 2014
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