Recent Announcements

• December 23, 2009 - Additional Opportunity For Sectors To Add Eligible NE Multispecies Permits To Their Rosters As Well As An Opportunity For Permit Holders That Have Signed A Sector Contract To Change The Sector Affiliation Of Their Permit, For Fishing Year 2010
• December 23, 2009 - New England Fishery Management Council at its November 17-19, 2009, meeting voted to approve the groundfish Annual Catch Limits for fishing years 2010-2012

Recent And Upcoming Actions

• Final Rule; Effectiveness Of A Collection-of-information Requirement; Reporting Requirement for Midwater Trawl Vessels Fishing in Closed Area I
• Proposed Rule; Request For Comments; Northeast Multispecies Fishery; Framework Adjustment 44
  • E-Mail comments may be submitted, identified by RIN 0648-AY29, via the Federal eRulemaking Portal http://www.regulations.gov
  • Comments must be received by March 1, 2010
  • Supporting Documents - EA, RIR, IRFA, & Appendix

Past Actions - Federal Register Documents

• 1994-2010

Programs

• New Sector Management Homepage -- Learn more about the development of fishing sectors in the groundfish fishery
• DAS Leasing and Transfer Program - Learn your DAS Leasing Baseline and get a List of Compatible Vessels
• Special Management Programs — Fishing Industry Homepage
• Vessel Monitoring System
• Sector Allocation Program — Under Development
• Dealer Reporting Web Page
• Charter/Party Regulations — Under Development
• U.S. & Canadian Transboundary Management Guidance Committee

Information Sheets

• Small Mesh Fishery Exemptions
• Large Mesh Fishery Exemptions
• Closed Area Regulations
• Charter/Party and Recreational Fishing
• Landing/Possession and Size Limits

Charts — Fishery Specific Charts

Forms - Permit Applications And Request Forms

FishWatch - U.S. Seafood Facts

• Atlantic Cod
• Haddock
• Atlantic Pollock
• Winter Flounder
• Yellowtail Flounder