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NOAA Fisheries is setting Gulf of Maine (GOM) cod and haddock recreational measures for 2020.
The recreational fishery for GOM cod and haddock is managed under the Northeast Multispecies Fishery Management Plan (FMP). The FMP includes a proactive recreational accountability measure, which allows the Regional Administrator, in consultation with the New England Fishery Management Council, to develop recreational management measures for the fishing year to ensure that the recreational sub-annual catch limits (ACLs) are achieved, but not exceeded. We project that current measures for GOM cod and haddock can be liberalized somewhat without the 2020 recreational fishery’s sub-ACLs being exceeded.
After consultation with the Council, we are making changes to Gulf of Maine cod and haddock management measures as shown in the table below:
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Haddock
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Cod
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Possession Limit
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Minimum Size (inches)
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Open Season
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Possession Limit
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Minimum Size
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Open Season (Private)
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Open Season (For-Hire)
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Old Measures
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15
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17
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May 1 – February 28, April 15 -30
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1
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21
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September 15 - 30
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September 15 - 30
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New Measures
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15
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17
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May 1 - February 28, April 1 - 30
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1
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21
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September 15 - 30, April 1 - 14
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September 8 - October 7, April 1 - 14
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Read the interim final rule as filed in the Federal Register and our bulletin.
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