Temporary Rule To Extend Gulf of Maine Haddock Emergency Action for the Northeast Multispecies Fishery Management Plan
catch-limit · new england · haddock · Published 2024-01-09 · Effective 2024-01-09 · 89 FR 1036
Document
Document number
2024-00187
Federal Register citation
89 FR 1036
Type
Rule
Action
Temporary rule; emergency action.
Category
catch-limit
Region
new england
Species
haddock
Publication date
2024-01-09
Effective date
2024-01-09
NOAA docket
Docket No. 230810-0190
Abstract
This temporary rule implements an extension of the Gulf of Maine haddock emergency action for the Northeast multispecies fishery through the remainder of the 2023 fishing year. The emergency action extension is necessary to minimize the potential economic consequences associated with a substantial reduction in the Gulf of Maine haddock annual catch limit compared to recent years for a stock that remains at a very high level of biomass, while still preventing overfishing.