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Atlantic Herring Fishery Management Plan regulations require NOAA Fisheries to close the herring fishery and implement a 2,000-lb possession limit for herring in all Herring Management Areas beginning on the date that catch is projected to reach 95 percent of the annual catch limit (ACL). We have projected that 95 percent of the 2021 ACL has been harvested as of November 23, 2021. As a result, we are closing the herring fishery and implementing a 2,000-lb herring possession limit in all Management Areas through the remainder of fishing year 2021 (Figure 1).
 Figure 1. Atlantic Herring Management Areas
Effective 00:01 hr local time on November 25, 2021, through 24:00 hr local time, December 31, 2021, a person may not attempt or do any of the following: Fish for, possess, transfer, purchase, receive, land, or sell more than 2,000 lb of herring per trip or calendar day. Vessels that enter port before 00:01 hr local time on November 25, 2021, may land and sell more than 2,000 lb of herring from that trip, provided that catch is landed in accordance with state management measures and the herring were not caught in a Management Area already subject to a 2,000-lb possession limit.
Also effective 00:01 hr local time on November 25, 2021, federally permitted dealers may not attempt or do any of the following: Purchase, receive, possess, have custody or control of, sell, barter, trade, or transfer more than 2,000 lb of herring per trip or calendar day from a vessel, unless it is from a vessel that enters port before 00:01 hr local time on November 25, 2021, catch is landed in accordance with state management measures, and the herring were not caught in a Management Area already subject to a 2,000-lb possession limit.
For more information, read the bulletin posted on our website.
Questions?
Fishermen: Contact Maria Fenton, Regional Office, 978-281-9196
Media: Contact Allison Ferreira, Regional Office, 978-281-9103
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