Fisheries of the Northeastern United States; Atlantic Herring Fishery; 2018 River Herring and Shad Catch Cap Reached for Midwater Trawl Vessels in the Mid-Atlantic/Southern New England Catch Cap Area
seasonal-closure · new england · herring · Published 2018-03-15 · Effective 2018-03-14 · 83 FR 11428
Document
Document number
2018-05288
Federal Register citation
83 FR 11428
Type
Rule
Action
Temporary rule; closure.
Category
seasonal-closure
Region
new england
Species
herring
Publication date
2018-03-15
Effective date
2018-03-14
NOAA docket
Docket No. 151215999-6960-02
Abstract
NMFS is reducing the Atlantic herring possession limit for federally permitted vessels fishing with midwater trawl gear in the Mid-Atlantic/Southern New England Catch Cap Closure Area, based on a projection that the threshold catch for the corresponding catch cap area has been reached. This action is necessary to comply with the regulations implementing the Atlantic Herring Fishery Management Plan and is intended to limit the harvest of river herring and shad in the Mid- Atlantic/Southern New England Catch Cap Area.