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- July 14, 2008 - Haddock Rope Trawl (Previously Called The “Eliminator Trawl”) Approved For Use In The Following Two Special Management Programs: The Regular B DAS Program & The Eastern U.S./Canada Haddock SAP. Authorization To Use This Trawl Gear In Either Of These Programs Will Be Effective On August 13, 2008.
- July 14, 2008 - Effective August 11, 2008, The Minimum Commercial Fish Size For Both GOM & GB Haddock Will Be 19 Inches (Total Length). In Addition, The TAC Of GB Yellowtail Flounder For FY 2008 Is Being Adjusted To Account For Overharvest Of The FY 2007 Yellowtail Flounder TAC. There Also Will Be Additional Fishing Opportunities In The U.S./Canada Management Area As Of August 1.
- June 18, 2008 - New Sector Timeline For Fishing Year 2010 (May 1, 2010 - April 30, 2011) Replaces Deadlines Issued In February 22, 2008 Permit Holder Letter. This Mailing Includes A Sector Question & Answer Document And A Data Request Fact Sheet.
- June 16, 2008 - Clarification To Ensure Timely And Adequate Selection Of Vessels For Observer Deployment In The U.S./Canada Management Area (Either The Eastern Area, Western Area, Or Eastern U.S./Canada Haddock Special Access Program)
- June 16, 2008 - Effective July 16, 2008, There Is An Incidental Monkfish Catch Limit Of 50 lb Tail Weight (166 lb Whole Weight) Per Trip In The Three Existing NE Multispecies Scallop Exemptions Areas
- May 30, 2008 - Zero Trips Are Authorized Into The Closed Area II Yellowtail Flounder Special Access Program For The 2008 Fishing Year (i.e., Through April 30, 2009)
- April 25, 2008 - Effective May 1, 2008, The GB Yellowtail Flounder Trip Limit Is Reduced From 10,000 Lb Per Trip To 5,000 Lb Per Trip For Limited Access NE Multispecies DAS Vessels Fishing In The U.S./Canada Management Area
- March 28, 2008 - U.S./Canada Management Area
- March 12, 2008 - Clarification Of Regulations Governing The Declaration Of Activity Codes Via The VMS, And The Declaration That A Vessel Is Fishing Under A DAS Under The IVR, Or Call-in System, Prior To Leaving Port
- February 29, 2008 - Vessel Monitoring System (VMS) Question and Answer Guide
- February 22, 2008 - Clarification of January 29,2008, Permit Holder Letter Informing of Important Deadlines for All Limited Access NE Multispecies Vessels Interested in Participating in a Sector for Fishing Year 2009 (May 1, 2009, Through April 30, 2010). This Letter Also Revises the List of Sectors Proposed in Amendment 16 to the NE Multispecies FMP to Include Updated Contact Information for Many of the Sectors
- February 6, 2008 - Northeast Fisheries Observer Program Request Notice
- February 6, 2008 - The Minimum Size For Both Georges Bank And Gulf Of Maine Haddock Will Remain At 18 Inches (Total Length) Through August 10, 2008. Unless Otherwise Notified, The Minimum Size Will Revert To 19 Inches On August 11, 2008
- February 5, 2008 - Measures In The Northeast Multispecies FMP That Have Been Corrected And/Or Clarified By A Recent Final Rule
- January 29, 2008 - Important Deadlines For All Limited Access NE Multispecies Vessels Interested In Participating In A Sector For Fishing Year 2009 (May 1, 2009, Through April 30, 2010)
- January 23, 2008 - As of January 24, 2008, all federally permitted vessels are prohibited from harvesting, possessing, and landing GB yellowtail flounder from the entire U.S./Canada Management Area for the remainder of the 2007 fishing year (through April 30, 2008)
- January 9, 2008 - As Of January 10, 2008, The Georges Bank Yellowtail Flounder Trip Limit For All NE Multispecies DAS Vessels Fishing In The U.S./Canada Management Area Is 1,500 Lb Per Trip
- January 7, 2008 - Further Information About Current Regulations Regarding The Trip Limit For GOM Cod For Vessels Fishing In The GOM Differential Days-At-Sea Area
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Last Updated:
July 15, 2008
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