2003 NERO Permit Holder Letters

Permit Holder Letters
By E-Mail

Northeast Regional Office
One Blackburn Drive
Gloucester, MA 01930

January | February | March | April | May | June | July | August | September | October | November | December |

December 2003

• December 30, 2003 - NOAA Fisheries Adjusts Certain Commercial Atlantic Bluefin Tuna Seasons & Size Tolerance Limits - Correction

• December 29, 2003 - Multispecies Emergency Rule Continued for Second 180-day Period___

• December 19, 2003 - 2004 Final Specifications for the Surfclams, Ocean Quahogs and Maine Mahogany Quahogs Fisheries___

• December 19, 2003 - New Regulations Implementing Amendment 13 to the Atlantic Surfclam and Ocean Quahog FMP Effective January 15, 2004___

• December 18, 2003 - NJ Summer Flounder Fishery Closes 1801 Hours December 22, 2003___

• December 12, 2003 - DAM Zone with Restrictions on Lobster Trap/Pot & Anchored Gillnet Fishing Gear___

• December 5, 2003 - NOAA Fisheries Director Applauds Council Action on Amendment 13, Calls for Special Meeting to Address Remaining Concerns

November 2003

• November 28, 2003 - Unused RSA Quota Returned to the 2003 Scup and Black Sea Bass Specifications___

• November 19, 2003 - Invasive Marine Species Found on Georges Bank

• November 17, 2003 Bluefin Tuna Fisheries Angling Category Closure; General Category to Reserve Category Quota Transfer___

• November 17, 2003 - DAM Zone with Mandatory Restrictions on Lobster Trap/Pot & Anchored Gillnet Fishing Gear___

• November 12, 2003 - Atlantic Herring Area 1A Closed to Directed Fishing on November 19, 2003

• November 6, 2003 - Deadline for Future Access to Lobster Management Areas 3, 4, & 5 is December 31, 2003

October 2003

• October 29, 2003 - Framework 3 to the Summer Flounder, Scup, & Black Sea Bass FMP

• October 15, 2003 - "NAME NOAA�s NEW SHIP" - For Students in Grades K-12 in ME, NH, VT, MA, CT & RI

• October 8, 2003 - Tilefish Quota for 2004___

• October 7, 2003 - Haddock Landing Limit Suspended Thru April 30, 2004___

September 2003

• September 8, 2003 - ME Mahogany Quahog Quota Fishery Closes September 12, 2003___

August 2003

• August 29, 2003 - Dangers of Swimming With, Feeding & Harassing Wild Dolphins & Other Marine Mammals

• August 26, 2003 - MA Summer Flounder Fishery Closes September 2, 2003___

• August 18, 2003 - New Skate FMP Approved___

July 2003

• July 25, 2003 - Final 2003 Summer Flounder, Scup, and Black Sea Bass Recreational Measures___

• July 23, 2003 - NOAA Fisheries Seeks Marine Habitat Science Partners

• July 11, 2003 - Spiny Dogfish Commercial Fishery Closes July 18, 2003___

• July 10, 2003 - Multispecies Limited Access Permit Days-At-Sea Leasing Program Will Not Be Implemented___

• July 10, 2003 - NOAA Fisheries Will Not Implement Pilot DAS Leasing Program

• July 7, 2003 - DAM Zone with Voluntary Restrictions on Lobster Trap/Pot & Anchored Gillnet Fishing Gear___

• July 7, 2003 - Public Meetings Set for July to Discuss Changes in Large Whale Protection

• July 3, 2003 - Framework Adjustment 38 to the Northeast Multispecies FMP___

June 2003

• June 16, 2003 - Lobster Management Area 3, 4 and /or 5 Permits___

• June 10, 2003 - DAM Zone with Voluntary Restrictions on Lobster Trap/Pot & Anchored Gillnet Fishing Gear___

May 2003

• May 29, 2003 - DAM Zone with Voluntary Restrictions on Lobster Trap/Pot & Anchored Gillnet Fishing Gear___

• May 29, 2003 - Framework 3 to the Atlantic Mackerel, Squid, and Butterfish FMP Approved___

• May 20, 2003 - Proposed Emergency Rule to the NE Multispecies FMP; Comment Period Extended___

• May 20, 2003 - New Control Date for the Loligo and Illex squid fisheries is May 20, 2003___

• May 13, 2003 - Adjustment to the Daily Haddock Landing Limit___

• May 12, 2003 - 2003 Final Specifications for the Atlantic Bluefish Fishery___

• May 2, 2003 - Public Invited to May 15 Meeting on North Cape Shellfish Restoration Program

April 2003

• April 25, 2003 - Proposed Emergency Rule to the NE Multispecies FMP___

• April 25, 2003 - Whiting Framework 37 to the NE Multispecies FMP___

• April 25, 2003 - Monkfish Framework 2 to the NE Multispecies FMP___

• April 21, 2003 - Tilefish Incidental Catch Reminder___

• April 18, 2003 - Fishing Year 2003 Spiny Dogfish Commercial Quota & Possession Limits___

• April 10, 2003 - DAM Zone with Voluntary Restrictions on Lobster Trap/Pot & Anchored Gillnet Fishing Gear___

• April 4, 2003 - CORRECTION to 2003 Final Specifications for the Atlantic Herring Fishery___

• April 3, 2003 - Final Rule Revises Federal American Lobster Regulations; Eligibility for Areas 3, 4, & 5 Trap Fishery___

March 2003

• March 27, 2003 - Summary Guide - Final Rule to Update American Lobster Fishery Federal Management Measures___

• March 21, 2003 - Quarter I Directed Loligo Squid Fishery Scheduled to Close on March 25, 2003___

• March 21, 2003 - Correction to the August 1, 2002, Multispecies Interim Final Rule___

• March 17, 2003 - 2003 Black Sea Bass and American Lobster Permit for Area 5___

• March 17, 2003 - 2003 American Lobster Trap Tag Program___

• March 13, 2003 - Suspension of the Haddock Trip Limit___

• March 5, 2003 - Amendment 13 to the Summer Flounder, Scup, and Black Sea Bass FMP___

February 2003

• Feburary 27, 2003 - Revision to the 2003 Commercial Quotas for Summer Flounder, Scup, and Black Sea Bass ___

• Feburary 25, 2003 - Framework 15 to the Atlantic Sea Scallop FMP - 2003 DAS Allocations for Limited Access Scallop Permitted Vessels___

• February 25, 2003 - Framework 15 to the Atlantic Sea Scallop FMP - Possession Limit for General Category Scallop Permitted Vessels___

• February 12, 2003 - Revised Monkfish Regulations___

• February 12, 2003 - Scup Gear Restricted Area Exemption Program___

January 2003

• January 31, 2003 - Interim Multispecies Management Measures Extended for Second 180-day Period___

• January 31, 2003 - 2003 Final Specifications for the Atlantic Herring Fishery___

• January 2, 2003 - 2003 Final Specifications for Atlantic Mackerel, Squid, and Butterfish Fisheries___

• January 2, 2003 - 2003 Final Specifications for Atlantic Mackerel, Squid, and Butterfish Fisheries___

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