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- December 28, 2007 - NOAA Fisheries Service Announces A Continuance Of The Emergency Regulations Of October 18, 2005, Which Implemented A Temporary Paralytic Shellfish Poisoning (PSP) Closure Due To The Presence Of High Levels Of The Toxin That Causes PSP. This Action Extends The Current Closure Through December 31, 2008
- December 27, 2007 - NOAA Fisheries Service Has Approved Final 2008 Specifications, Including Commercial Quotas And Possession Limits, And Recreational Harvest Limits, For The Summer Flounder, Scup, & Black Sea Bass Fisheries. The Specifications Will Be In Effect As Of January 1, 2008. Notice Of 2008 Commercial Summer Flounder Closure In Delaware
- December 12, 2007 - NOAA Fisheries Service Reminds Permit Holders Of Regulations Coming Into Effect On January 1, 2008, Requiring The Use Of A Vessel Monitoring System (VMS) For Vessels Issued Either An Atlantic Surfclam Or Ocean Quahog Open Access Permit
- December 11, 2007 - NOAA Fisheries Service Announces That The Haddock Quota For The Second Period Of The CA I Hook Gear Haddock SAP (November 16, 2007-December 31, 2007) Has Been Increased To 4,789 mt
- December 11, 2007 - NOAA Fisheries Service Announces New Monkfish VMS Declaration Provisions
- December 3, 2007 - NOAA Fisheries Service Announces That The Summer Flounder Commercial Quota Available To Connecticut Has Been Harvested
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- November 28, 2007 - NOAA Fisheries Service Announces Interim 2008 Summer Flounder Coastwide Recreational Measures
- November 28, 2007 - NOAA Fisheries Service Reminds Federal Limited Access Permit Holders Of The Following:
- November 27, 2007 - NOAA Fisheries Service Announces that the GB yellowtail flounder trip limit for NE multispecies DAS vessels fishing in the U.S./Canada Management Area has been increased to 7,500 lb per trip
- November 26, 2007 - NOAA Fisheries Service Announces A Correction to September 21, 2007, Monkfish Framework Adjustment 4 Permit Holder Letter
- November 26, 2007 - NOAA Fisheries Service Announces That The Summer Flounder Commercial Quota Available To New Jersey Has Been Harvested
- November 23, 2007 - NOAA Fisheries Service Announces That The Atlantic Bluefish Commercial Quota Available To New York Has Been Harvested
- November 13, 2007 - NOAA Fisheries Service Announces that the Period 2 Fishery for Spiny Dogfish Is Closed and Vessels Issued Federal Permits for Spiny Dogfish May Not Fish For, Possess, Transfer or Land Any Spiny Dogfish
- November 13, 2007 - NOAA Seeks Applicants for the Ernest F. Hollings Undergraduate Scholarship. This is the fourth year this scholarship is being made available to students interested in pursuing degrees in ocean and atmospheric sciences and education. Up to $29,050 Available per Student for Studies and Internships
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- October 23, 2007 - NOAA Fisheries Service Finds No Fishery Disaster in Northeast for Groundfishermen
- October 2007 - NOAA Fisheries Service Announces That Effective 0001 Hrs Local Time, October 25, 2007, 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 Through 2400 December 31, 2007
- October 19, 2007 - NOAA Fisheries Service Announces That, Effective October 20, 2007, Through November 30, 2007
- The Eastern U.S./Canada Area, including the Eastern U.S./Canada Haddock Special Access Program (SAP), is open to limited access NE multispecies days-at-sea (DAS) vessels
- The Georges Bank (GB) cod possession limit is 1,000 lb per trip for all limited access NE multispecies DAS vessels that have declared into either the Eastern U.S./Canada Area or the Eastern U.S./Canada Haddock SAP
- October 18, 2007 - NOAA Fisheries Service Announces That Effective 0001 Hours On October 20, 2007, 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 2007 Calendar Year
- October 18, 2007 - NOAA Fisheries Service Announces That The Overall Annual Tilefish Quota for the 2008 Fishing Year (FY) Will Remain The Same As the FY 2007 Overall Annual Tilefish Quota - 1.995 Million Pounds
- October 11, 2007 - NOAA Fisheries Service Announces That Due To Unforeseen Implementation Issues With The Vessel Monitoring System (VMS) Requirements Of Framework Adjustment 4 To The Monkfish Fishery Management Plan, Until Further Notice, VMS Will Not Accept Changes To Your Vessel’s Days-At-Sea Declaration While At Sea
- October 9, 2007 - NOAA Fisheries Service Announces That the Summer Flounder Commercial Fishery in Connecticut Will Reopen in Federal Waters until the Quota Available to Connecticut Has Been Harvested
- October 5, 2007 - NOAA Fisheries Service Amends The Federal American Lobster Regulations To Implement Further Minimum Carapace Length (Gauge) Increases, An Escape Vent Size Increase, And Trap Reductions In The Offshore American Lobster Fishery, Consistent With Recommendations For Federal Action Made By The Atlantic States Marine Fisheries Commission (Commission) And In Support Of The Commission�s Interstate Fishery Management Plan For American Lobster
- October 3, 2007 - NOAA Fisheries Service Provides Information To Scallop Permit Holders On The Status Of Amendment 11 To The Atlantic Sea Scallop Fishery Management Plan
- October 2, 2007 - NOAA Fisheries Service Announces Record of Decision Available for Atlantic Large Whale Take Reduction Plan Final Rule
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- September 21, 2007 - NOAA Fisheries Service Announces That On September 11, 2007, The Final Rule Implementing Framework Adjustment 1 To The Atlantic Surfclam And Ocean Quahog Fishery Management Plan Was Published In The Federal Register
- September 21, 2007 - NOAA Fisheries Service Announces Final Measures, Effective October 22, 2007, to Implement Framework Adjustment 4 to the Monkfish Fishery Management Plan
- September 21, 2007 - NOAA Fisheries Service Announces the Publication of an ANPR in the Federal Register Regarding Federal American Lobster Management in the EEZ. Comments will be accepted until 5 p.m. EST on October 22, 2007
- September 20, 2007 - NOAA Fisheries Service Has Developed An Alternative Method of Declaring a Fishing Trip Prior to Leaving Port: An IVR Option Allowing Vessels to Confirm a Previous VMS Declaration
- September 18, 2007 - NOAA Fisheries Service Announces That Effective 0001 Hour on September 21, 2007, 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
- September 14, 2007 - NOAA Fisheries Service Issues Reminder To Vessels Interested In Participating In The Closed Area I Hook Gear Haddock Special Access Program
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- August 23, 2007 - NOAA Fisheries Service Announces That The Closure Of The Directed Atlantic Herring Fishery In Management Area 1A Has Been Withdrawn, And The Fishery Will Remain Open Until Further Notice
- August 22, 2007 - NOAA Fisheries Service Announces that the Summer Flounder Fishery for Connecticut is Closed Effective 0001 Hours On August 27, 2007
- August 22, 2007 - NOAA Fisheries Service Clarifies Regulations under the NE Skate Complex FMP Concerning Which Species May Be Retained and Which Species Are Prohibited
- August 16, 2007 - NOAA Fisheries Service Announces that the Summer Flounder Fishery for Massachusetts is Closed Effective August 21, 2007
- August 13, 2007 - NOAA Fisheries Service Reminds Permit Holders of the Gear Requirements Applicable to Limited Access Monkfish Vessels Fishing with Gillnet Gear under a Monkfish DAS
- August 9, 2007 - NOAA Fisheries Service Announces that the Period 1 Fishery for Spiny Dogfish Is Closed and Vessels Issued Federal Permits for Spiny Dogfish May Not Fish For, Possess, Transfer or Land Any Spiny Dogfish
- August 9, 2007 - NOAA Fisheries Service Announces That, Effective August 10, 2007, the Minimum Size for Both Georges Bank and Gulf of Maine Haddock Is Reduced to 18 Inches from the Current Minimum Size of 19 Inches. This Does Not Apply to Charter, Party and Private Recreational Vessels, for which the Minimum Size for Haddock Remains 19 Inches
- August 3, 2007 - NOAA Fisheries Service Announces Action To Reconcile State Commercial Fishing Programs And Federal Limited Access Commercial Fishing Vessel Permit Privileges
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- June 28, 2007 - NOAA Fisheries Service Advises That There Is A Significant Harmful Algal Bloom In The Vicinity Of Georges Bank. Fishermen Are Warned Not To Eat Shellfish Taken As Bycatch In The Georges Bank Area, Including Mussels, Surf Clams, Ocean Quahogs, Moon Snails And Whelks And Any Part Of Sea Scallops Other Than The Meat (adductor Muscle)
- June 27, 2007 - The U.S. FDA Has Requested A Continuance Of The Emergency Regulations Of October 18, 2005, Which Implemented A Temporary PSP Closure Due To The Presence Of High Levels Of The Toxin That Causes PSP. This Action Extends The Current Closure Through December 31, 2007
- June 27, 2007 - NOAA Fisheries Service Informs Herring Permit Holders Of A Mistake In The NOAA Fisheries Service Fact Sheet On Herring, Which Was An Insert In Commercial Fisheries News; Reminds Fishermen Of The Interactive Voice Reporting Requirements And Provides Numbers For The Incidental Catch Allowance For Haddock In The Herring Fishery
- June 20, 2007 - NOAA Fisheries Service Announces That The Eastern U.S./Canada Area Is Now Closed To Limited Access NE Multispecies Days-At-Sea Vessels
- June 20, 2007 - NOAA Fisheries Service Announces A Proposed Rule That Considers Future Management Measures For The Offshore Area 3 American Lobster Fishery
- June 14, 2007 - NOAA Fisheries Service Announces that Amendment 13 to the Atlantic Sea Scallop Fishery Management Plan is Effective Immediately
- June 12, 2007 - NOAA Fisheries Service Informs American Lobster Permit Holders Fishing In Area 2, 3, And Outer Cape Cod Lobster Conservation Management Areas That NOAA Fisheries Service Is Contemplating Taking Actions That May Impact Your Lobster Fishing Business
- June 5, 2007 - NOAA Fisheries Service Announces, Effective June 7, 2007, 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, 2007
- June 4, 2007 - NOAA Fisheries Service Informs NE Multispecies Day-at-Sea Permit Holders That Zero Trips Are Authorized Into The Closed Area II Yellowtail Flounder Special Asscess Program for the 2007 Fishing Year
- June 4, 2007 - NOAA Fisheries Service Updates & Reminds Atlantic Sea Scallop Permit Holders of the Following:
- The Nantucket Lightship Access Area (NLCA) and the Closed Area I Access Area (CAI) will open on June 15, 2007
- The 2007 NLCA and CAI yellowtail flounder total allowable catches
- Finfish possession limits for limited access vessels on an access area trip
- The turtle excluder chain mat requirement for vessels fishing south of 41°09' North Latitude
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- May 31, 2007 - NOAA Fisheries Service Announces New Format for Northeast Federal Vessel Operator Permits
- May 31, 2007 - NOAA Fisheries Service Announces Final 2007 Recreational Management Measures for the Summer Flounder, Scup, and Black Sea Bass Fisheries
- May 25, 2007 - NOAA Fisheries Service Announces the Scheduling of a Collaborative Workshop to Discuss Aspects of the Monkfish Research Set-Aside Program
- May 15, 2007 - NOAA Fisheries Service Announces New Dealer Permitting & Reporting Requirements For Atlantic Hagfish Effective May 23, 2007
- May 9, 2007 - NOAA Fisheries Service Announces Federal Spiny Dogfish Quota & Possession Limits for the 2007 Fishing Year
- May 7, 2007 - NOAA Fisheries Service Clarifies Monkfish Days-At-Sea For The 2007 Fishing Year
- May 3, 2007 - NOAA Fisheries Service Announces TACs For The Eastern Georges Bank (GB) Cod, Eastern GB Haddock, & GB Yellowtail Flounder In The U.S./Canada Management Area For The 2007 NE Multispecies Fishing Year
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- April 26, 2007 - NOAA Fisheries Service Announces Temporary Interim Measures, Effective May 1, 2007, Implementing Target Total Allowable Catch Levels, Days-At-Sea Allocations, And Trip Limits For Limited Access Monkfish Vessels (Categories A, B, C, D, H, And F) For The Monkfish Fishery For The 2007 Fishing Year
- April 24, 2007 - NOAA Fisheries Service Announces That The Eastern U.S./Canada Area Is Closed To Limited Access NE Multispecies Days-At-Sea Vessels Effective 0001 Hours On April 25, 2007
- April 23, 2007 - NOAA Fisheries Service Announces As Of May 1, 2007, There Is A Trip Limit Of 3,000 lb For GB Yellowtail Flounder For Limited Access NE Multispecies Days-At-Sea Vessels Fishing In The U.S./Canada Management Area
- April 19, 2007 - NOAA Fisheries Service Releases First Report On Health Of Stellwagen Bank National Marine Sanctuary
- April 17, 2007 - NOAA Fisheries Service Terminates Its Authorization To Marine Animal Lifeline To Respond To Stranded Seals And Provide Rehabilitation In Southern Maine
- April 9, 2007 - NOAA Fisheries Service Announces Effective April 13, 2007, 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
- April 9, 2007 - NOAA Fisheries Service Announces Final Specifications For The 2007 Through 2009 Fishing Years For Atlantic Herring
- April 5, 2007 - NOAA Fisheries Service Announces It Is Increasing the Georges Bank Yellowtail Flounder Trip Limit for the Remainder of This Fishing Year, Through April 30, 2007
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- March 30, 2007 - NOAA Fisheries Service Announces New Atlantic Herring Vessel Permit Requirements That Go Into Effect On June 1, 2007
- March 27, 2007 - NOAA Fisheries Service Clarifies the General Category Fishing and Possession Limit Restriction, and the Access Area Broken Trip Declaration Requirement
- March 13, 2007 - NOAA Fisheries Service Announces the Elephant Trunk Scallop Access Area is Closed to General Category Scallop Vessels Effective 0001 Hours, March 15, 2007
- March 9, 2007 - NOAA Fisheries Service Announces the Implementation of Amendment 1 to the Atlantic Herring Fishery Management Plan
- March 7, 2007 - NOAA Fisheries Service Announces Final Deadline For All Vessel Monitoring System (VMS) Users To Update Their VMS Software To The Most Current Available Version. This Letter Also Reminds Vessel Owners To Declare A VMS Activity Code Prior To Leaving Port For Each Trip
- March 2, 2007 - NOAA Fisheries Service Announces Effective March 5, 2007, NE Multispecies DAS Vessels Fishing with Trawl Gear in the Eastern U.S./Canada Area May Fish with Either a Haddock Separator Trawl or a Flounder Trawl. Also Effective March 5, 2007, Through April 30, 2007, the GB Yellowtail Flounder Trip Limit Is Reduced from 10,000 Lb/trip to 5,000 Lb/trip for All NE Multispecies DAS Vessels Not Using a Haddock Separator Trawl That Have Declared into the Eastern U.S./Canada Area
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- February 28, 2007 - NOAA Fisheries Service Issues Sea Scallop Information Sheets That Summarize Scallop Regulations, Scallop Management Programs, and 2007 Scallop Harvest Specifications
- February 28, 2007 - NOAA Fisheries Service Announces a Change to the Protocol for Measuring Mesh Size in the Northeast Region Effective May 1, 2007
- February 20, 2007 - NOAA Fisheries Service Determines that Winter Skate is Overfished
- February 8, 2007 - NOAA Fisheries Service Announces Operations To Locate & Remove Lost Or Illegal Fishing Gear In The Cape Cod Bay And Adjacent Waters
- February 8, 2007 - NOAA Fisheries Service Announces That on December 13, 2006, The MAFMC Voted to Recommend to NMFS That a VMS Requirement for Atlantic Surfclam & Ocean Quahog Fishing Vessels, Including Maine Mahogany Quahog Vessels, Be Implemented for The Respective Fisheries
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- January 30, 2007 - NOAA Fisheries Service Announces 2007 Atlantic Bluefish Specifications
- January 26, 2007 - NOAA Fisheries Service Announces That 2007 Specifications and Management Measures for Atlantic Mackerel, Squid, And Butterfish Will Be Effective on March 1, 2007 (This small entity compliance guide has been corrected. The correct 2007 Loligo IOY/DAH/DAP is 16,490 mt)
- January 17, 2007 - NOAA Fisheries Service Increases the Commercial Quota and Recreational Harvest Limits for Summer Flounder (Fluke), Effective January 19, 2007
- January 3, 2007 - NOAA Fisheries Service Announces Federal Funding Opportunity for the 2008 Mid-Atlantic Fishery Management Council Research Set-Aside Program
- Applications must be received by NMFS on or before 5 p.m. EST on February 12, 2007
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Last Updated:
December 28, 2007
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