Fisheries of the Northeastern United States; Atlantic Sea Scallop Fishery; Final 2025 Closure of the Northern Gulf of Maine Scallop Management Area to the Limited Access General Category Fishery
seasonal-closure · new england · scallop · Published 2025-04-30 · Effective 2025-04-28 · 90 FR 17893
Document
Document number
2025-07399
Federal Register citation
90 FR 17893
Type
Rule
Action
Temporary rule; closure.
Category
seasonal-closure
Region
new england
Species
scallop
Publication date
2025-04-30
Effective date
2025-04-28
NOAA docket
Docket No. 250416-0069
Abstract
NMFS announces the closure of the Northern Gulf of Maine Scallop Management Area for the remainder of the 2025 fishing year. Regulations require this action once the Northern Gulf of Maine Set- Aside has been reached. Subject to specific enumerated exceptions, possession, retention, or landing of scallops is prohibited in the Northern Gulf of Maine Scallop Management Area once the Regional Administrator publishes a notice in the Federal Register that the Northern Gulf of Maine Set-Aside has been reached. This action is intended to prevent the overharvest of the 2025 Northern Gulf of Maine Set-Aside.