Harbor Porpoise (Phocoena phocoena)
Photo by Ari Friedlaender

Harbor Porpoise Take Reduction Plan

NOAA Fisheries Service implemented the Harbor Porpoise Take Reduction Plan (HPTRP) to reduce interactions between harbor porpoise and commercial gillnet gear capable of catching multispecies in both the Gulf of Maine and the Mid-Atlantic.

	What's New
	Bulletin: Implementation of the Coastal Gulf of Maine Closure Area in October 2012 Consequence Closure Area Information

	Quick Links
	Summary of the HPTRP Guide to the HPTRP (New England) Guide to the HPTRP (Mid-Atlantic)   Nautical Charts of Management Areas Pinger Training Information The Plan & Team

For more information on the Harbor Porpoise Take Reduction Plan, please contact
the NOAA Fisheries Northeast Regional Office's Protected Resources Division at 978-281-9328

Last Updated: April 19, 2012