NE Multispecies FW 42 Measures

• Days-at-Sea (DAS) Reductions
• Differential DAS
• Total Allowable Catch (TAC) Specifications
• Mandatory Vessel Monitoring System (VMS) Requirement
• Recreational Restrictions
• Commercial Possession Limits
• Georges Bank (GB) Cod Fixed Gear Sector (Fixed Gear Sector)
• Combined Trips To The Eastern U.S./Canada Area
• Standardized Reporting Requirements For Special Management Programs
• Southern New England (SNE) Mesh Size Requirement Change
• Regional Administrator (RA) Authority For U.S./Canada Management Area
• Haddock Separator Trawl And Other Authorized Gear Performance Incentives
• Renewal And Modification Of The Regular B DAS Program
• Renewal Of The DAS Leasing Program
• Renewal And Modification Of The DAS Transfer Program
• Renewal And Modification Of The Eastern U.S./Canada Haddock Special Access Program (SAP)
• Modification Of The Closed Area I Hook Gear Haddock SAP

Monkfish FW 3 Management Measure

• Questions & Answers
• VMS Software Changes
• Correction To The 10/18/06 Permit Holder Letter
• Final Rule
• Comparison of Measures Between the Emergency Action and FW 42/FW 3
• Summary Of New Regulations (10/18/06)
• Information About VMS Requirements
• Summary Of Charter And Party And Recreational Fishery Restrictions
• Chart of Differential DAS Areas
• Chart of VMS Demarcation Line
• Trip Limit Tables (updated 10/26/06)
• Press Release
• Proposed Rule
• Environmental Assessment
• Emergency Action Webpage
• NE Multispecies & Monkfish Species List
• Sustainable Fisheries Division Webpage
  

Contact Douglas Christel
Fishery Policy Analyst
(978) 281-9141
National Marine Fisheries Service
Sustainable Fisheries Division
One Blackburn Drive
Gloucester, MA 01930