2009 Announcements & Letters
	November 17, 2009 - New Gear Restrictions Imposed to Prevent Overharvesting of Georges Bank Yellowtail Flounder November 3, 2009 - Changes for Midwater Trawl Vessels Fishing in Groundfish Closed Area I (CORRECTED MAP IMAGE) November 3, 2009 - Correction to October 28, 2009, Permit Holder Letter Regarding Changes for Midwater Trawl Vessels Fishing in Groundfish Closed Area I November 2, 2009 - NOAA Fisheries Service Extends Deadline for 2011 Groundfish Data Corrections to December 31, 2009 October 30, 2009 - Potential Opportunities To Join A Multispecies Sector For 2010 Fishing Year October 28, 2009 - Changes for Midwater Trawl Vessels Fishing in Groundfish Closed Area I September 25, 2009 - Fourth Workshop On Sector Reporting In The Groundfish Fishery On October 14-15, 2009 At Our Northeast Regional Office September 10, 2009 - Effective September 17, 2009, NE multispecies days-at-sea (DAS) vessels NE Multispecies DAS vessels are prohibited from using a flounder trawl net when fishing in the Eastern U.S./Canada Area (Area 2) September 1, 2009 - NOAA Fisheries expects to provide increased at-sea monitoring for all segments of the NE multispecies fishery for the 2010 fishing year July 27, 2009 - Deadline for Requesting Data Corrections for Potential Multispecies Sector Contributions for Fishing Year 2011 July 27, 2009 - NMFS Expects To Be Able To Cover All Or At Least Most Of The Costs Of Dockside Monitors For The Northeast Multispecies Sector 2010 Fishing Year July 6, 2009 - The Possession Limit Of 5,000 Lb Per Trip For Georges Bank Winter Flounder Is No Longer In Effect, And There Is No Possession Limit For This Stock. Also, The Possession Limit For White Hake Is Increased From 1,000 Lb Per Days-At- Sea (DAS) To 2,000 Lb Per DAS. The Maximum Amount Of White Hake That May Be Retained Will Remain At 10,000 Lb Per Trip June 24, 2009 - Closing The Eastern U.S./Canada Area On June 26, 2009 To Limited Access NE Multispecies DAS Vessels For The Remainder Of The First Quarter Of The 2009 Fishing Year June 11, 2009 - Third Letter to Multispecies Permit Holders Detailing Their Potential Sector Contributions for Option 5 of the Proposed Amendment 16 June 3, 2009 - Effective June 5, 2009, The Georges Bank Yellowtail Flounder Trip Limit Is Reduced From 5,000 lb Per Trip To 2,500 lb Per Trip For Limited Access NE Multispecies Days-At-Sea Vessels Fishing In The U.S./Canada Management Area May 4, 2009 - Historic Landings Data Over The Two Time Periods Being Considered By The Council For Sector Allocations Under Amendment 16 (i.e., 1996-2006 & 2003-2007) April 24, 2009 - NE Multispecies Gear Declaration Procedures Which Will Be in Place at the Start of the Fishing Year, May 1, 2009 April 15, 2009 - Closing Of The Eastern U.S./Canada Area On April 16, 2009 To Limited Access NE Multispecies DAS Vessels For The Remainder Of The 2008 Fishing Year April 8, 2009 - NOAA Commits $16 Million to Assist the Northeast Fishing Industry To Ease Transition to New Management of Groundfish April 6, 2009 - NOAA Announces Interim Rules to Reduce Overfishing and Rebuild Northeast Groundfish March 25, 2009 - Update on Requests For Mutispecies Sector Data Summaries and Data Release For Calculation Of Mutispecies Sector Shares March 6, 2009 - Adjustment To Both The Eastern Georges Bank (GB) Cod Landing Limit And The GB Yellowtail Flounder Trip Limit For The Remainder Of The 2008 Fishing Year (through April 30, 2009) March 1, 2009 - Updated Vessel Monitoring System (VMS) Instructions for the Northeast Region February 26, 2009 - List of Measures Currently In Effect Following the February 17, 2009, and February 23, 2009, Court Orders to Reinstate the NE Multispecies Regulations Implemented Under Framework Adjustment 42 to the NE Multispecies FMP, but Continue the Suspension of Differential DAS Counting February 17, 2009 - Multispecies Sectors Aggregate Landings Data Reports February 13, 2009 - List Of Measures Not Impacted By The Court Order to Suspend The NE Multispecies Regulations Implemented Under Framework Adjustment 42 To The NE Multispecies FMP 2008 2007 2006 2005 2004 2003 2002 2001 2000 1999 1998 1997 1996

Last Updated: November 17, 2009