NOAA Fisheries Proposes Squid and Butterfish Quotas for the 2019 Fishing Year
Based on updated information, we are proposing an 8-percent increase in the 2019 commercial Illex squid quota. The previously approved 2019 annual quotas for longfin squid and butterfish would be maintained and would not be changed by this action.
The increased 2019 Illex quota is based on an evaluation that similar historic catch has not harmed the stock. As new information becomes available, we may revise the proposed quotas for future fishing years.
Read the proposed rule as published today in the Federal Register.
Comments on this rule must be received by 5 pm on May 31, 2019.
To submit comments, please use the Federal e-rulemaking portal, or send comments by regular mail to:
Michael Pentony Regional Administrator National Marine Fisheries Service 55 Great Republic Drive Gloucester, MA, 01930
Please mark the outside of the envelope, "Comments on the Proposed Rule for 2019 Squid and Butterfish Specifications."
Questions?
Fishermen: Contact Alyson Pitts, Sustainable Fisheries Division, 978-281-9352 Media: Contact Jennifer Goebel, Regional Office, 978-281-9175
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