Effective October 19, 2020
NOAA Fisheries approved Framework Adjustment 12 to the Monkfish Fishery Management Plan, including the 2020 annual catch limits and total allowable landings limits for both the Northern and Southern Fishery Management Areas. We are also projecting quotas for 2021-2022.
Framework 12 Specifications
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Catch Limits
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Northern Area
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Southern Area
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2020-2022 Specs (mt)
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% Change from 2019
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2020-2022 Specs (mt)
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% Change from 2019
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Acceptable Biological Catch
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8,351
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10
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12,316
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0
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Annual Catch Limit
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8,351
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10
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12,316
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0
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Management Uncertainty
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3%
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-
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3%
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-
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Annual Catch Target (Total Allowable Landings + discards)
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8,101
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10
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11,947
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0
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Discards
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1,477
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-
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6,065
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107
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Total Allowable Landings
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6,624
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5
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5,882
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-35
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No changes are being made to day-at-sea allocations or possession limits.
This rule also includes two regulatory clarifications:
- To the interactive voice response system, requiring monkfish vessels to call in a trip no more than an hour in advance of leaving port.
- To the monkfish whole weight incidental possessions limits in the Northeast multispecies exempted fisheries, applying the current tail-to-whole-weight (landed) conversion factor of 2.91.
Read the final rule as filed in the Federal Register , the bulletin and supporting documents on the Council’s website.
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