# 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
> **Rule** · Temporary rule; closure. · Published 2018-03-15 · Effective 2018-03-14 · 83 FR 11428
## Document
- **Document number:** 2018-05288
- **Category:** seasonal-closure
- **Region:** new england
- **Species:** herring
- **Federal Register citation:** 83 FR 11428
- **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.

## Source
- [Federal Register document](https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2018/03/15/2018-05288/fisheries-of-the-northeastern-united-states-atlantic-herring-fishery-2018-river-herring-and-shad)
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