Fisheries of the Northeastern United States; Atlantic Sea Scallop Fishery; 2023 Closure of the Northern Gulf of Maine Scallop Management Area to the Limited Access General Category Fishery
seasonal-closure · new england · scallop · Published 2023-04-24 · Effective 2023-04-21 · 88 FR 24713
Document
Document number
2023-08601
Federal Register citation
88 FR 24713
Type
Rule
Action
Temporary rule; closure.
Category
seasonal-closure
Region
new england
Species
scallop
Publication date
2023-04-24
Effective date
2023-04-21
NOAA docket
Docket No. 220325-0078
Abstract
NMFS announces the closure of the Northern Gulf of Maine Scallop Management Area for the remainder of the 2023 fishing year for Limited Access General Category vessels. Regulations require this action once NMFS projects that 100 percent of the Northern Gulf of Maine Set-Aside will be harvested. This action is intended to prevent the overharvest of the 2023 Northern Gulf of Maine Set-Aside.