2012 Northeast Region Bulletins (Permit Holder Letters)

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December 2012

December 20, 2012 - New Jersey Summer Flounder Fishery Closure; Effective Date: December 22, 2012
December 18, 2012 - Area 3 American Lobster Fishery - Effective January 1, 2013, a portion of the Georges Bank Paralytic Shellfish Poisoning Closed Area that has been closed to the harvest of Atlantic surfclams and ocean quahogs since 1990 will be reopened for Atlantic surfclam and ocean quahog harvesting
December 18, 2012 - Atlantic Surfclam and Ocean Quahog Fishery - Effective January 1, 2013, a portion of the Georges Bank Closed Area will be reopened for Atlantic surfclam and ocean quahog harvesting
December 11, 2012 - New York Summer Flounder Fishery Open, Effective Date: December 12, 2012
December 11, 2012 - Closure of the Elephant Trunk Area for Atlantic Sea Scallop Vessels - Effective Date: December 12, 2012
December 6, 2012 - 2013 Atlantic Surfclam and Ocean Quahog fishery measures & PSP closure areas extended for another year through December 31, 2013.
December 5, 2012 - NE Multispecies Fishery - Council Considering a Process for Allowing sectors to Access Year-round Groundfish Closed Areas in Fishing Year 2013
December 5, 2012 - Multispecies Sector PSC, DAS, & Pounds for 2013
December 3, 2012 - Tier 1 and 2 Atlantic Mackerel Permit Holders - More individuals and entities approved to complete vessel hold measurements and deadline to submit extended to December 31, 2013

November 2012

November 30, 2012 - Common Pool Fishery Area Closed for Remainder of Trimester 2 - Effective Date: 0001 hours, December 5, 2012, through 2400 hours, December 31, 2012
November 8, 2012 - Revised 2012 Butterfish Mortality Cap and Commercial Quota; Cap Increased to 3,165 mt
November 2, 2012 - Atlantic Herring Fishery Management Area 1A Closure, Herring catch limited to 2,000 lb per trip/day, Effective Date: November 5, 2012, through December 31, 2012

October 2012

October 24, 2012 - Atlantic Herring Fishery Adjustment to the Area 1A Sub-Annual Catch Limit
October 24, 2012 - New Vessel Monitoring System Software, Boatracs Users, Effective November 1, 2012
October 23, 2012 - Recreational Black Sea Bass Fishery Closure Effective November 1, 2012
October 23, 2012 - NOAA Fisheries Service extends emergency closure of Delmarva Access Area through May 13, 2013
October 16, 2012 - New York Summer Flounder Fishery Closure Effective October 20, 2012
October 15, 2012 - New Vessel Monitoring System Software, SkyMate Users, Effective November 1, 2012
October 12, 2012 - NMFS announces that the overall annual tilefish quota for the 2013 fishing year (November 1, 2012 – October 31, 2013) will remain the same as it was in fishing year 2012
October 3, 2012 - Atlantic Herring Management Area 3 Closure, Herring catch limited to 2,000 lb per trip/day, Effective 0001 hours, October 7, 2012

September 2012

September 28, 2012 - Northeast Sink Gillnet Fisheries; Temporary Shift of the Harbor Porpoise Coastal Gulf of Maine Closure Area
September 26, 2012 - Statement from John Bullard on Decision to Temporarily Shift the Gillnet Fishery Closure to Protect Harbor Porpoise to February 2013
September 25, 2012 - Adjustment to the DAS counting rates for NE multi species common pool vessels for fishing year 2012
September 21, 2012 - Mackerel Limited Access Program Application Due Date Reminder, and Proposed Rule for MSB Framework 5
September 18, 2012 - NOAA Awards Grant to Riverhead Foundation for Marine Research and Preservation
September 17, 2012 - Northern Red Hake Possession Limit Reduction Effective Date September 20, 2012 - April 30, 2013
September 14, 2012 - Massachusetts Bluefish Fishery Closure Effective September 19, 2012

August 2012

August 29, 2012 - Scup Winter II Period Quota Increase
August 24, 2012 - Final 2012 Commercial Quota and Management Measures for Butterfish And Trimester III Longfin Squid Fishery Opening
August 24, 2012 - Summer Flounder Closure for Massachusetts Effective August 28, 2012
August 20, 2012 - Notice to All Parties Interested in Providing NE Multispecies Sector Monitoring Services for FY 2013 (May 1,2012, - April 30,2013)
August 10, 2012 - White Hake Trimester 1 Area Closed Effective August 15th
August 6, 2012 - Longfin Squid Fishery Details About Trimester 3 and Ongoing NMFS Actions

July 2012

July 27, 2012 - 2012 Herring Reporting Guide
July 19, 2012 - New Biological Opinion for the Atlantic Sea Scallop Fishery Management Plan
July 18, 2012 - Standardized Bycatch Reporting Methodology (SBRM) Conference Call to be held on July 27, 2012
July 16, 2012 - Longfin Squid Fishery Trimester II Closure Apology
July 13, 2012 - Revised Catch Limits of Georges Bank Yellowtail Flounder for Fishing Year 2012
July 10, 2012 - Longfin Squid Fishery - Trimester 2 Closure - Longfin squid catch limited to 2,500 lb per trip/day
July 1, 2012 - NOAA approves new exempted skate bait fishery for eligible federal skate permit holders

June 2012

June 29, 2012 - Southern New England Skate Bait Trawl Exempted Fishery
June 26, 2012 - Northeast Multispecies Limited Access Permit Holders -Updated Annual Catch Limits for Sectors and the Common Pool for Fishing Year 2012
June 21, 2012 - Adjustment of Trimester 2 and 3 Longfin Squid Quotas
June 19, 2012 - Funding Opportunity available through 2013/2014 Scallop Research Set Aside Program -- proposals due August 20, 2012
June 1, 2012 - Change to the Regulations for Electing American Lobster Fishery Management Area I

May 2012

May 22, 2012 - Final 2012 Spiny Dogfish Fishery Specifications
May 17, 2012 - Summer Flounder, Scup, and Black Sea Bass 2012 Recreational Harvest Measures
May 14, 2012 - Establishment of a Control Date in the Monkfish Fishery, Effective Date: May 9, 2012
May 11, 2012 - Closure of the Delmarva Scallop Access Area for 2012 Fishing Year and Full-Time Vessel Trip Reallocation. Effective Date: June 13, 2012
May 8, 2012 - Groundfish Sector And Exemption Approval, Announcement Of Approved Sector Operations Plans, Explanation Of Exemptions That Have Been Granted
May 7, 2012 - Northeast Multispecies Common Pool Fishery Regulations for the 2012 Fishing Year
May 7, 2012 - Atlantic Sea Scallop, Monkfish, and Northeast Multispecies Fisheries - Canceled Trip Days-at-Sea Credit
May 7, 2012 - Navy to host series of public meetings beginning next week to solicit comments on its plans to conduct training and testing exercises off U.S. Atlantic and Gulf of Mexico coast

April 2012

April 30, 2012 - 2012 Northeast Multispecies Recreational Fishing Size and Possession Limits
April 27, 2012 - Atlantic Bluefish 2012 Final Specifications - Effective Date: May 29, 2012
April 27, 2012 - Northeast Skate Fishery - Final 2012-2013 Fishery Specifications - Effective date: May 1, 2012
April 19, 2012 - Gulf Of Maine Recreational Haddock Fishermen and Party or Charter Vessel Operators, Change To Haddock Regulations, Effective April 20, 2012 at 8:45 AM
April 19, 2012 - Northeast Sink Gillnet Fisheries - Implementation of the Coastal Gulf of Maine Closure Area in October 2012
April 17, 2012 - Limited Access Northeast Multispecies FY 2012 Potential Sector Contributions Letter
April 13, 2012 - Trimester 1 Closure - Longfin squid catch limited to 2,500 lb per trip/day, effective April 17, 2012
April 5, 2012 - Establishment of Annual Catch Limits and Accountability Measures for Silver Hake, Red Hake, and Offshore Hake
April 5, 2012 - New Measures under Framework Adjustment 23 (Framework 23) to the Atlantic Sea Scallop FMP
April 2, 2012 - Cod for 2012 Fishing Year Cod Management Measures for Commercial Fishermen (Info Bulletin)
April 2, 2012 - Cod Management Measures for Recreational Fishermen (Info Bulletin)

March 2012

February 2012

February 27, 2012 - Full-Time Limited Access Scallop Vessels - Scallop Access Area Trip Assignments For Fishing Year 2012
February 27, 2012 - Scallop Management Measures for Fishing Year 2012
February 23, 2012 - Reopening of Northeast Multispecies Sector Rosters, Effective Date: February 15, 2012
February 21, 2012 - Revised 2012 Herring Management Area 1A and 1B Quotas, Herring Catch in Area 1B Limited to 2,000 lb per day, Effective Date: 0001 hours, February 24, 2012
February 17, 2012 - Herring Management Area 2 Closure, Herring catch limited to 2,000 lb per trip/day Effective Date: February 20, 2012
February 10, 2012 - Second Industry Meeting Held to Discuss Gulf of Maine Cod
February 7, 2012 - Revised Fishing Year 2011 Gulf of Maine Winter Flounder Catch Limits
February 2, 2012 - Lobster Trap Tag Ordering Instructions 2012 Fishing Year (May 1, 2012 – April 30, 2013)
February 1, 2012 - Joint Statement by NOAA Fisheries & New England Fishery Management Council in response to Council recommendations on Gulf of Maine Cod

January 2012

January 25, 2012 - NOAA unveils improved way to estimate saltwater recreational fishing
January 9, 2012 - The 2011 Period 2 quota for spiny dogfish fishery has been harvested. Effective 0001 hours, January 13, 2012, the fishery for spiny dogfish is closed

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