Fisheries of the Northeastern United States; Atlantic Sea Scallop Fishery; 2024 Closure of the Northern Gulf of Maine Scallop Management Area to the Limited Access General Category Fishery
seasonal-closure · new england · scallop · Published 2024-04-24 · Effective 2024-04-20 · 89 FR 31092
Document
Document number
2024-08721
Federal Register citation
89 FR 31092
Type
Rule
Action
Temporary rule; closure.
Category
seasonal-closure
Region
new england
Species
scallop
Publication date
2024-04-24
Effective date
2024-04-20
NOAA docket
Docket No. 240314-0080
Abstract
NMFS announces the closure of the Northern Gulf of Maine (NGOM) Scallop Management Area for the remainder of the 2024 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 2024 Northern Gulf of Maine Set-Aside.