NOAA Fisheries Announces Herring Possession Limit Reduction for Midwater Trawl Vessels in Mid-Atlantic/Southern New England Catch Cap Closure Area
Effective March 14, 2018 at 00:01
Under the Atlantic Herring Fishery Management Plan, once 95
percent of the river herring and shad catch cap in the Mid-Atlantic/Southern
New England Catch Cap Area is projected to be harvested, midwater trawl vessels
are prohibited from fishing for or landing more than 2,000 lb of herring per
trip or per calendar day in or from the Mid-Atlantic/Southern New England Catch
Cap Closure Area for the remainder of the fishing year.
We have projected that the catch cap for this area has been
reached.
The 2,000-lb herring possession limit goes into effect for
midwater trawl vessels in the Mid-Atlantic/Southern New England Catch Cap
Closure Area (see map below) on March 14, 2018 at 00:01 hours.
This limitation will be effective through the end of the
2018 fishing year, December 31, 2018.
Only vessels holding federal herring permits and fishing
with midwater trawl gear in the Mid-Atlantic/Southern New England Catch Cap
Closure Area will be affected by this possession limit.
For more information, read the rule as filed today in the
Federal Register, and the permit holder bulletin on our website.
River Herring and Shad Catch Cap Closure Areas
Questions? Contact Jennifer Goebel, Regional Office, at 978-281-9175.
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