Fisheries of the Northeastern United States; Atlantic Herring Fishery; Second 2025 Management Area 1A Possession Limit Adjustment
catch-limit · herring · Published 2025-12-04 · 90 FR 55815
Document
Document number
2025-21916
Federal Register citation
90 FR 55815
Type
Rule
Action
Temporary rule; possession limit adjustment.
Category
catch-limit
Species
herring
Publication date
2025-12-04
NOAA docket
Docket No: 230316-0077
Abstract
NMFS is implementing a 2,000-pound (lb; 907.2-kilogram (kg)) possession limit for Atlantic herring for Management Area 1A. This adjustment is required because NMFS projects that herring catch from Area 1A has reached 92 percent of the Area's sub-annual catch limit before the end of the fishing year. This action is intended to prevent overharvest of herring in Area 1A, which would result in additional catch limit reductions in a subsequent year.