Harbor Porpoise Take Reduction Plan

The Outreach Supplements to the Plan consist of high-resolution charts of the individual management areas defined in the Harbor Porpoise Take Reduction Plan overlaid onto NOAA nautical charts. The charts include management areas from both the New England and Mid-Atlantic components of the Harbor Porpoise Take Reduction Plan in PDF format.

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

• Northeast Multispecies Closure Areas Overlaid Onto HPTRP Management Areas in New England