Fisheries of the Northeastern United States; Northeast Multispecies Fishery; Gulf of Maine Cod Trimester Total Allowable Catch Area Closure and Possession Limit Adjustments for the Common Pool Fishery
catch-limit · new england · cod · Published 2023-12-18 · Effective 2023-12-15 · 88 FR 87368
Document
Document number
2023-27748
Federal Register citation
88 FR 87368
Type
Rule
Action
Temporary rule; in-season possession limit adjustment and area closure.
Category
catch-limit
Region
new england
Species
cod
Publication date
2023-12-18
Effective date
2023-12-15
NOAA docket
Docket No. 230810-0190
Abstract
This action prohibits possession of Gulf of Maine cod by common pool vessels through the end of fishing year. This action also 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 for Trimester 3 of fishing year 2023. These actions are necessary because the common pool fishery is projected to have achieved the annual sub-annual catch limit and caught more than 90 percent of its Trimester 3 quota for Gulf of Maine cod. This action is intended to prevent overages of the common pool's quota for this stock.