Fisheries of the Northeastern United States; Atlantic Sea Scallop Fishery; 2018 Closure of the Northern Gulf of Maine Scallop Management Area
seasonal-closure · new england · scallop · Published 2018-05-03 · Effective 2018-05-02 · 83 FR 19461
Document
Document number
2018-09377
Federal Register citation
83 FR 19461
Type
Rule
Action
Temporary rule; closure.
Category
seasonal-closure
Region
new england
Species
scallop
Publication date
2018-05-03
Effective date
2018-05-02
NOAA docket
Docket No. 180110025-8285-02
Abstract
NMFS announces the closure of the Northern Gulf of Maine Scallop Management Area for the remainder of the 2018 fishing year for Limited Access General Category vessels. Vessels subject to this closure may not fish for, possess, or land scallops in or from the Northern Gulf of Maine Scallop Management Area through March 31, 2019. Regulations require this action once NMFS projects that 100 percent of the Limited Access General Category 2018 total allowable catch for the Northern Gulf of Maine Scallop Management Area will be harvested.