Fisheries of the Northeastern United States; Atlantic Sea Scallop Fishery; 2020 Closure of the Northern Gulf of Maine Scallop Management Area to the Limited Access General Category Fishery
seasonal-closure · new england · scallop · Published 2020-05-27 · Effective 2020-05-23 · 85 FR 31706
Document
Document number
2020-11361
Federal Register citation
85 FR 31706
Type
Rule
Action
Temporary rule; closure.
Category
seasonal-closure
Region
new england
Species
scallop
Publication date
2020-05-27
Effective date
2020-05-23
NOAA docket
Docket No. 200325-0088
Abstract
NMFS announces the closure of the Northern Gulf of Maine Scallop Management Area for the remainder of the 2020 fishing year for Limited Access General Category vessels. Regulations require this action once NMFS projects that 100 percent of the Limited Access General Category total allowable catch for the Northern Gulf of Maine Scallop Management Area will be harvested. This action is intended to prevent the overharvest of the 2020 total allowable catch allocated to the Limited Access General Category Fishery.