# Fisheries of the Northeastern United States; Atlantic Herring Fishery; 2022 Management Area 3 Possession Limit Adjustment
> **Rule** · Temporary rule; possession limit adjustment. · Published 2022-02-08 · Effective 2022-02-04 · 87 FR 7046
## Document
- **Document number:** 2022-02597
- **Category:** catch-limit
- **Species:** herring
- **Federal Register citation:** 87 FR 7046
- **Publication date:** 2022-02-08
- **Effective date:** 2022-02-04
- **NOAA docket:** Docket No. 220103-0001
## Abstract

NMFS is implementing a 2,000-lb (907.2-kg) possession limit for Atlantic herring for Management Area 3. This is required because NMFS projects that herring catch from Area 3 will reach 98 percent of the Area's sub-annual catch limit before the end of the fishing year. This action is intended to prevent overharvest of herring in Area 3, which would result in additional catch limit reductions in a subsequent year.

## Source
- [Federal Register document](https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2022/02/08/2022-02597/fisheries-of-the-northeastern-united-states-atlantic-herring-fishery-2022-management-area-3)
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