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 2023-08-01 · Effective 2023-07-27 · 88 FR 50065
Document
Document number
2023-16231
Federal Register citation
88 FR 50065
Type
Rule
Action
Temporary rule; area closure.
Category
catch-limit
Region
new england
Species
cod
Publication date
2023-08-01
Effective date
2023-07-27
NOAA docket
Docket No. 220711-0151
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, through August 31, 2023. The closure is required because the common pool fishery is projected to have caught over 90 percent of its Trimester 1 quota for Gulf of Maine cod. This closure is intended to prevent an overage of the common pool's quota for this stock.