# Fisheries of the Northeastern United States; Atlantic Mackerel, Squid, and Butterfish; 2018 River Herring and Shad Catch Cap Reached for the Directed Atlantic Mackerel Commercial Fishery
> **Rule** · Temporary rule; closure. · Published 2018-02-28 · Effective 2018-02-27 · 83 FR 8635
## Document
- **Document number:** 2018-04073
- **Category:** fishery-mgmt
- **Species:** mackerel
- **Federal Register citation:** 83 FR 8635
- **Publication date:** 2018-02-28
- **Effective date:** 2018-02-27
- **NOAA docket:** Docket No. 130903775-4276-02
## Abstract

NMFS is reducing the Atlantic mackerel possession limit for Federal limited access Atlantic mackerel permitted vessels based on a projection that the 2018 river herring and shad catch cap for that fishery has been reached. This action is necessary to comply with the regulations implementing the Atlantic Mackerel, Squid, and Butterfish Fishery Management Plan and is intended to limit the harvest of river herring and shad in the Greater Atlantic Region.

## Source
- [Federal Register document](https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2018/02/28/2018-04073/fisheries-of-the-northeastern-united-states-atlantic-mackerel-squid-and-butterfish-2018-river)
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