Fisheries of the Northeastern United States; Atlantic Mackerel, Squid, and Butterfish Fisheries; Closure of the Trimester 1 Longfin Squid Fishery

seasonal-closure · mackerel · Published 2012-04-17 · Effective 2012-04-17 · 77 FR 22678

Document

Document number: 2012-9230
Federal Register citation: 77 FR 22678
Type: Rule
Action: Temporary rule; closure.
Category: seasonal-closure
Species: mackerel
Publication date: 2012-04-17
Effective date: 2012-04-17
NOAA docket: Docket No. 110707371-2136-02

Abstract

NMFS announces the closure of the directed fishery for longfin squid (longfin) in the Exclusive Economic Zone (EEZ) for the remainder of Trimester 1, effective 0001 hours, April 17, 2012. Vessels issued a Federal permit to harvest longfin may not fish for, possess, or land more than 2,500 lb (1.13 mt) of longfin per trip for the remainder of Trimester 1 (through April 30, 2011). This action is necessary to prevent the longfin fishery from exceeding the butterfish mortality cap for Trimester 1.

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