NOAA Fisheries Announces Atlantic Deep-Sea Red Crab Quota for 2022

NOAA Fisheries has finalized the Atlantic deep-sea red crab quota for the 2022 fishing year. The quota for 2022 is 2,000 metric tons, which is the same quota that was approved for the 2020 and 2021 fishing years.

For more details, read the final rule as filed in the Federal Register.

Questions? 

Fishermen and other stakeholders:  Contact Allison Murphy, Sustainable Fisheries, 978-281-9122

Media: Contact Andrea Gomez, Regional Office, 978-675-2199