Fisheries of the Northeastern United States; Northeast Multispecies Fishery; Gulf of Maine Cod Trimester Total Allowable Catch Area Closure for the Common Pool Fishery
catch-limit · new england · cod · Published 2018-05-01 · Effective 2018-04-26 · 83 FR 18985
Document
Document number
2018-09138
Federal Register citation
83 FR 18985
Type
Rule
Action
Temporary rule; area closure.
Category
catch-limit
Region
new england
Species
cod
Publication date
2018-05-01
Effective date
2018-04-26
NOAA docket
Docket No. 151211999-6343-02
Abstract
This action closes the Gulf of Maine Cod Trimester Total Allowable Catch Area to Northeast multispecies common pool vessels fishing with trawl gear, sink gillnet gear, and longline/hook gear. The closure is required by regulation because the common pool fishery is projected to have caught 90 percent of its Trimester 3 quota for Gulf of Maine cod. This closure is intended to prevent an overage of the common pool's quota for this stock.