# Atlantic Sea Scallop Fishery; Framework 5 Gear Restrictions
> **Rule** · Final rule. · Published 1995-06-29 · Effective 1995-07-31 · 60 FR 33757
## Document
- **Document number:** 95-16007
- **Category:** fishery-mgmt
- **Species:** scallop
- **Federal Register citation:** 60 FR 33757
- **Publication date:** 1995-06-29
- **Effective date:** 1995-07-31
- **NOAA docket:** Docket No. 950615156-5156-01
## Abstract

NMFS issues this final rule to implement measures contained in Framework Adjustment 5 to the Fishery Management Plan for the Atlantic Sea Scallop Fishery (FMP). This rule implements measures that prohibit limited access vessels, fishing under the days-at-sea (DAS) program, from using trawl nets, with the exception of vessels that have not used a scallop dredge since January 1, 1988, to the present, and requires all dredges to have a minimum number of rows of steel rings extending from the ``after end'' to the club stick. The intent is to protect against the overharvest of small, immature sea scallops.

## Source
- [Federal Register document](https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/1995/06/29/95-16007/atlantic-sea-scallop-fishery-framework-5-gear-restrictions)
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