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2020 Closure of the Closed Area I Access Area to the Limited Access General Category Individual Fishing Quota Fishery

Temporary Rule |
New England
Mid-Atlantic

Overview

Fishery Management
Atlantic Sea Scallop Management Plan
Fishing Type
Commercial
Affected Species
Action Status
Temporary Rule
Effective
09/13/2020
Point of Contact
Shannah Jaburek, Fishery Management Specialist, (978) 282-8456

Summary

The Closed Area I Access Area is closed to all Limited Access General Category (LAGC) Individual Fishing Quota (IFQ) scallop vessels effective 0001 hours on September 13, 2020, and will remain closed for the remainder of the 2020 fishing year.

Regulations require this action once it is projected that 100 percent of the trip allocated to the LAGC IFQ fishery will be harvested.

Effective 0001 hr local time September 13, 2020 through March 31, 2021.

Federal Register

Bulletins

Atlantic Sea Scallop Fishery; 2020 Closure of the Closed Area I Access Area for Limited Access General Category Individual Fishing Quota Vessels

The Closed Area I Scallop Access Area is closed to all federally permitted Limited Access General Category (LAGC) Individual Fishing Quota (IFQ) scallop vessels effective 0001 hr, on September 13, 2020.
September 11, 2020 -
New England/Mid-Atlantic

Last updated by Greater Atlantic Regional Fisheries Office on 04/22/2022