Harbor Porpoise Take Reduction Plan

Harbor Porpoise Take Reduction Plan Management Areas

• New England Component
  • Northeast Closure Area
  • Mid-Coast Management Area
  • Massachusetts Bay Management Area
  • Stellwagen Bank Management Area
  • Southern New England Management & Cape Cod South Closure Areas
  • Offshore Management & Cashes Ledge Closure Areas
• Mid-Atlantic Component
  • Mudhole North Management Area
  • Mudhole South Management Area
  • Waters off New Jersey Management Area
  • Southern Mid Atlantic Management Area
• HPTRP Consequence Closure Areas
  Note: Consequence closure areas will be implemented only if harbor porpoise bycatch rates averaged over two management seasons exceed the specified harbor porpoise bycatch rate established by NMFS

Northeast Multispecies Fishery Management Plan

In these high-resolution charts, the Northeast Multispecies Closure Areas have been overlaid onto the Harbor Porpoise Take Reduction Plan Management Areas on NOAA nautical charts. The charts include a chart of the Northeast Multispecies Year-Round Closure Areas overlaid onto the New England portion of the HPTRP Management Areas, and also four additional charts of the Northeast Multispecies Seasonal Rolling Closures by month. Rolling Closure IV is not included because it is in effect during the month of June, during which time there are no HPTRP closures in effect. In areas where regulations overlap with HPTRP regulations, the more stringent regulations will apply. For a complete description of the Northeast Multispecies Regulations, see 50 CFR 648 or visit the Northeast Regional Office Sustainable Fisheries Division web site at http://www.nero.noaa.gov/sfd/

• Gulf of Maine HPTRP Closures and Northeast Multispecies Year-Round Closures
  • HPTRP Management Areas and Northeast Multispecies Rolling Closure Area I (March)
  • HPTRP Management Areas and Northeast Multispecies Rolling Closure Area II (April)
  • HPTRP Management Areas and Northeast Multispecies Rolling Closure Area III (May)
  • HPTRP Management Areas and Northeast Multispecies Rolling Closure Area V (October and November)