NOAA Fisheries is releasing a final Action Plan to reduce Atlantic sturgeon bycatch in gillnet fisheries by 2024. The Action Plan includes an information review and recommendations to the New England and Mid-Atlantic Fishery Management Councils.
This action increases the 2022 Illex squid domestic annual harvest of 38,156 mt. This action will also adjust the closure threshold for the Illex fishery from 94 percent to 96 percent.
The Lobster Trap Transfer Program allows permit holders the flexibility to buy and sell trap allocation for Lobster Conservation Management Areas 2, 3, and the Outer Cape.