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Atlantic Sea Scallop Fishery: Limited Access Scallop Vessel Allocations for Fishing Year 2019

The following information describes new measures implemented through Framework 30 and a summary of how they may affect your fishing plans and activities for the 2019 fishing year.
March 27, 2019 -
New England/Mid-Atlantic

Atlantic Sea Scallop Fishery: Limited Access General Category Scallop Vessel Allocations for 2019 Fishing Year

Updated allocations for the remainder of the 2019 fishing year and other new measures for the Limited Access General Category fleet.
March 27, 2019 -
New England/Mid-Atlantic

2019 Specifications for the Monkfish Fishery

Monkfish fishery specifications for 2019 go into effect May 1, 2019.
March 19, 2019 -
New England/Mid-Atlantic
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Northeast Multispecies Common Pool Vessels Possession and Trip Limit Increase for Gulf of Maine Cod and Witch Flounder

From March 13 through April 30, common pool fishermen in the Northeast groundfish fishery can catch more Gulf of Maine cod and witch flounder.
March 12, 2019 -
New England/Mid-Atlantic

River Herring and Shad Catch Cap Harvested for Atlantic Mackerel Vessels

Mackerel catch limited to 20,000 lb per trip/day.
March 08, 2019 -
New England/Mid-Atlantic
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2019 Atlantic Bluefish Specifications

Final 2019 quotas and harvest limits for bluefish.
March 08, 2019 -
New England/Mid-Atlantic

Fishermen: GARFO Permits Office Accepting Expired or Un-issued Certificates of Documentation on Permit Applications Through May 1

The GARFO Permit Office will accept fishing permit applications with expired U.S. Coast Guard Certificates of Documentation or with the application for a Certificate of Documentation through May 1, 2019.
March 06, 2019 -
New England/Mid-Atlantic

Atlantic Herring Management Area 2 Sub-ACL Harvested

Herring catch limited to 2,000 lb per trip/day in Management Area 2 Effective March 9, 2019.
March 06, 2019 -
New England/Mid-Atlantic
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2018 Northern Red Hake Possession Limit Reduction

The northern red hake commercial possession limit has been reduced from 3,000 lb to the incidental limit of 400 lb per trip effective February 27, 2019.
February 27, 2019 -
New England/Mid-Atlantic

Revised 2018-2019 Specifications and Adjustments to the Skate Fishery; Framework Adjustment 6

We have approved and implemented Framework Adjustment 6 to the Northeast Skate Complex Fishery Management Plan. Framework Adjustment 6 reduces the management uncertainty buffer between the annual catch limit and catch target from 25 to 10 percent, allowing for an increase in the total allowable landings in the wing and bait fisheries for the 2018 and 2019 fishing years.
February 15, 2019 -
New England/Mid-Atlantic
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