GENERAL INFORMATION ON SECTOR MANAGEMENT
- Contact Information
- Announcements
- Regulatory Actions
- Background Information
- Other Resources
Press Releases
- March 31, 2011 - Inseason Action to Adjust the Trip Limits for NE Multispecies Common Pool Vessels
- August 31, 2010 - Northeast Multispecies Common Pool Vessels - Increase in Days-at-Sea Counting Rate in Gulf ofMaine and Georges Bank and No Possession of Witch Flounder Effective on September 2, 2010 at 0001 Hours
- August 18, 2010 - Extended Opportunity to Join a Multispecies Sector for Fishing Year 2011
- June 1, 2010 - NOAA to hold Listening Sessions for Groundfish Industry and Training on New Reporting Systems
- April 8, 2010 - NOAA, Fishermen, and Seafood Dealers Prepare for New Era in Northeast Groundfish Management
- March 31, 2010 - NOAA Fisheries Service Announces Final Measures for 2010 Fishing Year for Multispecies Fishery
- October 1, 2010 -- NOAA Provides Funding To GMRI To Support Fishing Sectors
- December 17, 2009 - Proposed Rule for Amendment 16 to the Multispecies Fishery Management Plan
- April 8, 2009 - NOAA Commits $16 Million to Assist the Northeast Fishing Industry To Ease Transition to New Management of Groundfish
Permit Holder Letters
- March 31, 2011 - Inseason Action to Adjust the Trip Limits for NE Multispecies Common Pool Vessels
- March 9, 2011 - Companies interested in providing dockside or at-sea monitoring services to NE Multispecies sectors FY 2011
- November 15, 2010 - NE Multispecies Sector Letter of Authorization (LOA) Issuance and Requirements
- October 21, 2010 - Announcement Of An Extension To December 1,2010, For Pemlit Holders To Sign A Sector Contract And For Sectors To Submit Rosters For Fishing Year 2011 (may 1, 2011, Through April 30,2012)
- October 20, 2010 - Letter Clarifying Reporting Of Groundfish For Sector Vessels And Those Dealers Purchasing From Them, As Well As Reporting Issues Common To Both Vessels And Dealers
- July 29, 2010 - Opportunity to Join a Multispecies Sector for Fishing Year 2011
- July 27, 2010 - Effective July 30, 2010, for federal multispecies fishery permit holders fishing in the common pool, NOAA Fisheries Service will be reducing the Gulf of Maine cod trip limit and requiring the use of specialized gear when targeting Georges Bank yellowtail flounder to help ensure a continual supply of fish from these stocks throughout the fishing year
- July 26, 2010 - VMS Catch Report, BSA, And VTR Reporting Requirements For Both Sector And Common Pool Vessels
- July 16, 2010 - Revised Pollock Annual Catch Limits for Fishing Year 2010
- June 3, 2010 - Clarifies NE Multispecies Amendment 16 Provisions Including VMS Activity Declaration Requirements For Sector & Common Pool Vessels
- May 26, 2010 - Adjustments To The Common Pool And Sector Annual Catch Limit (ACL) Specifications Of Framework Adjustment 44 And The Resulting Sector Annual Catch Entitlements (ACEs)
- May 24, 2010 - New Possession Limits for Common Pool Vessels in the Groundfish Fishery
- April 23, 2010 - Multispecies Amendment 16 & Framework Adjustment 44 Regulations Pertaining To Confirmation of Permit History Permit Holders That Become Effective On May 1, 2010
- April 22, 2010 - Statement from Eric Schwaab, NOAA Assistant Administrator for NOAA’s Fisheries – Catch Share Programs for hearing before the House Natural Resources Subcommittee on Insular Affairs, Oceans and Wildlife
- April 19, 2010 - Multispecies Amendment 16 Regulations Pertaining To Vessels Issued An Open Access Northeast Multispecies Handgear B Permit That Become Effective On May 1, 2010
- April 3, 2010 - New Vessel Trip Report (VTR) Gear Codes for Vessels Fishing with Trawl Gear
- March 30, 2010 - Final Measures for 2010 Fishing Year for Multispecies Fishery
- 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
- 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
- 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 - Revises and updates data already distributed and also adds PSC data for Option 5 of the proposed Amendment 16
- May 4, 2009 - 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)
- March 25, 2009 - Update on Requests For Mutispecies Sector Data Summaries and Data Release For Calculation Of Mutispecies Sector Shares
- February 17, 2009 - Multispecies Sectors Aggregate Landings Data Reports
- Temporary Final Rule; Adjustment To Specifications; Revisions to Framework Adjustment 45 to the Northeast Multispecies Fishery Management Plan and Sector Annual Catch Entitlements; Updated Annual Catch Limits for Sectors and the Common Pool for Fishing Year 2011
- Notification of NMFS-Approved Sector Monitoring Service Providers; Northeast Multispecies Fishery; Approved Sector Monitoring Service Providers
- Final Rule; Northeast Multispecies Fishery; Final Rule to Implement Addenda to 17 Fishing Year (FY) 2010 Sector Operations Plans and Contracts
- Temporary Rule; Adjustment To Specifications; Northeast Multispecies Fishery; Revisions to Framework Adjustment 44 to the Northeast Multispecies Fishery Management Plan and Sector Annual Catch Entitlements: Updated Annual Catch Limits for Sectors and the Common Pool for Fishing Year 2010
- Final Rule; Northeast Multispecies Fishery; Amendment 16 to the Multispecies Fishery Management Plan
- Final Rule; Northeast Multispecies Fishery; Framework 44 to the Multispecies Fishery Management Plan
- Final Rule; Northeast Multispecies Fishery; Sector Operations Plans for 2010
- Final Rule; 2009 Georges Bank Cod Hook Sector Operations Plan and Agreement, and Allocation of Georges Bank Cod Total Allowable Catch
- Supporting Documents - Sector Agreement & Environmental Assessment
- Final Rule; 2009 Georges Bank Cod Fixed Gear Sector Operations Plan and Agreement, and Allocation of Georges Bank Cod Total Allowable Catch
- Supporting Documents - Sector Agreement & Environmental Assessment
Regulations for Sector Vessels Operating After May 1, 2010, and Participating in the Monkfish, Dogfish, and Skate Fisheries
- Sector Vessel Groundfish Discard Requirements
- Sector Trip Information Sheet
- Dogfish Information Sheet
- Skate Information Sheet
- Accountability Measures (AM) and Annual Catch Limits (ACL)
- Discard Calculations
- New Opportunities for Permits in Confirmation of Permit History (CPH)
NOAA Fisheries Navigator, Fisheries Bulletin & Sector News
- The NOAA Fisheries Navigator
- Multispecies Fishery Bulletin Vol 8: Sept-Oct 2010
- Multispecies Fishery Bulletin Vol 7: July/August 2010
- Multispecies Fishery Bulletin Vol 6: May/June 2010
- Multispecies Fishery Bulletin Vol 5: April 2010
- Multispecies Fishery Bulletin Vol 4: March 2010
- Multispecies Fishery Bulletin Vol 3: Feb 2010
- Multispecies Fishery Bulletin Vol 2: Jan 2010
- Multispecies Fishery Bulletin Vol 1: Nov/Dec 2009
- Sector News Vol 5: Oct 2009
- Sector News Vol 4: Sept 2009
- Sector News Vol 3: Aug 2009
- Sector News Vol 2: July 2009
- Sector News Vol 1: June 2009
Sector Workshops
- Sectors Workshop IX -- Discard Estimation Informational Meeting
- Sector Manager's Workshop VII -- Reporting & Planning
- Data Workshop IV
- Data Workshop III
- Data Workshop II
- Data Workshop I
Other Information
- Dockside Monitoring Program Manual - June 2010
- March 16, 2010 - Groundfish Regulations Informational Meetings Scheduled
- March 1, 2010 - Update on NOAA Funding to Support Multispecies Fishery Sectors
- Sector Trip Information Sheet
- Dealer Reporting Web Page
- Seafood Dealers’ Guide to Multispecies Sector Management
- Monitoring Plan Requirements for Sector Operations Plans
- Sector Dockside Monitoring Program Standards for Fishing Year 2010
- Proposed Amendment 16 Common Pool Measures
- Commonly Asked Questions
- Gillnet Restrictions and Rationale for Management Measures
- Hook Limit Restrictions and Rationale for Management Measures
- Gulf of Maine Rolling Closure Areas and Rationale for Management Measures
- Minimum Mesh Size Restrictions and Rationale for Management Measures
Other Resources
- GMRI to Assist NOAA and Groundfish Industry with Transition to Sector-based Management
- Dockside Monitoring Pilot Study Final Report (2009)
- GMRI Dockside Monitoring Protocol Cover Letter, May, 25, 2009
- GMRI Dockside Monitoring Standards, May 25, 2009
- New England Fishery Management Council Links
- Defining Social & Economic Performance Measures For Catch Share Systems In The Northeast U.S.
- A Survey of Social Capital and Attitudes toward Management in the New England Groundfish Fishery
- A Report on Industry Response to Draft Performance Measures and Indicators for Catch Share Programs in New England
- Groundfish Facts
Charts — Fishery Specific Charts
Forms - Permit Applications And Request Forms
FishWatch - U.S. Seafood Facts
Information for Vessel Operators/Owners
Information for Sector Managers
Information for Seafood Dealers
Information for Dockside Monitors
Other Information
