FISHERY MANAGEMENT PLANS
NORTHEAST MULTISPECIES -
SECTOR MANAGEMENT
Implementing regulations for these fisheries are found at 50 CFR Part 648.87 Subpart F
The Northeast (NE) multispecies fishery is managed by the New England Fishery Management Council. The New England Fishery Management Council’s sector policy defines a “sector” as a group of persons holding limited access vessel permits under the fishery management plan through which the sector is being formed, who have voluntarily entered into a contract and agree to certain fishing restrictions for a specified period of time, and which has been granted a total allowable catch (TAC) in order to achieve objectives consistent with the applicable FMP goals and objectives. The Council is currently working on Amendment 16 to the Northeast Multispecies FMP which proposes the addition of, among other things, up to 17 new fishing sectors and modification of two existing sectors. All vessels with a Federal limited access groundfish permit are eligible to join a groundfish sector. To learn more about Amendment 16, please click here.
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Recent Announcements
- November 2, 2009 - NOAA Fisheries Service Extends Deadline for 2011 Groundfish Data Corrections to December 31, 2009
- October 30, 2009 - Potential Opportunities To Join A Multispecies Sector For 2010 Fishing Year
- September 25, 2009 - Fourth Workshop On Sector Reporting In The Groundfish Fishery On October 14-15, 2009 At Our Northeast Regional Office
- August 19, 2009 - Potential Sector Contributions/Days-At-Sea Permit Holder Letters
- July 27, 2009 - Deadline for Requesting Data Corrections for Potential Multispecies Sector Contributions for Fishing Year 2011
- July 27, 2009 - NMFS Expects To Be Able To Cover All Or At Least Most Of The Costs Of Dockside Monitors For The Northeast Multispecies Sector 2010 Fishing Year
- June 11, 2009 - Permit Holder Letter: Revises and updates data already distributed and also adds PSC data for Option 5 of the proposed Amendment 16
- May 4, 2009 - Permit Holder Letter: Historic landings data over the two time periods being considered by the Council for sector allocations under Amendment 16 (i.e., 1996-2006 and 2003-2007)
- April 8, 2009 - NOAA Commits $16 Million to Assist the Northeast Fishing Industry To Ease Transition to New Management of Groundfish
- March 25, 2009 - Permit Holder Letter: Update on Requests For Mutispecies Sector Data Summaries and Data Release For Calculation Of Mutispecies Sector Shares
- February 17, 2009 - Permit Holder Letter: Multispecies Sectors Aggregate Landings Data Reports
Recent And Upcoming Actions
Sector News, Monthly Newsletter
Past Actions
Sector Workshops
Information Sheets and Other Background Materials
Charts — Fishery Specific Charts
Forms - Permit Applications And Request Forms
FishWatch - U.S. Seafood Facts
Other Resources
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