Recent Announcements

• August 18, 2008 - Clarifies Several Points Relating To The Application Process For The Limited Access General Category Permits
• July 31, 2008 - Effective August 6, 2008, The Nantucket Lightship Scallop Access Area Is Closed To Atlantic Sea Scallop Vessels
• July 24, 2008 - Additional Regulations Implementing Framework Adjustment 19 To The Atlantic Sea Scallop FMP; Adjustments to the Industry-Funded Observer Program
  • Letter to Sea Scallop Permit Holders
  • Letter to Observer Providers
• July 2, 2008 - Red Tide/Shellfish Closure Area Expansion - NOAA Fisheries Closes Federal Waters South of Cape Cod, Surrounding Nantucket And East To Georges Bank
• June 20, 2008 - Open Access General Category Sea Scallop Permits Issued For The 2008 Fishing Year Will Not Be Valid After June 30, 2008
• June 17, 2008 - Elephant Trunk Scallop Access Area Is Closed To General Category Scallop Vessels Effective 1200 Hours (Noon), June 18, 2008
• June 16, 2008 - Effective July 16, 2008, There Is An Incidental Monkfish Catch Limit Of 50 lb Tail Weight (166 lb Whole Weight) Per Trip In The Three Existing NE Multispecies Scallop Exemptions Areas
• May 23, 2008 - Framework Adjustment 19 to the Atlantic Sea Scallop Fishery Management Plan will be effective on June 1, 2008
• April 30, 2008 - Amendment 11 to the Atlantic Sea Scallops Fishery Management Plan
• April 14, 2008 - Sea Scallop Amendment 11 - Final Rule Published on April 14, 2008
• April 14, 2008 - Atlantic Sea Scallop Amendment 11 Application Package
• April 8, 2008 - Clarification of Existing Requirements for Use of Chain Mats by Sea Scallop Vessels
  • Nautical Chart
• March 12, 2008 - Clarification Of Regulations Governing The Declaration Of Activity Codes Via The VMS, And The Declaration That A Vessel Is Fishing Under A DAS Under The IVR, Or Call-in System, Prior To Leaving Port
• March 12, 2008 - Elephant Trunk Scallop Access Area Is Closed To General Category Scallop Vessels
• February 29, 2008 - Vessel Monitoring System (VMS) Question and Answer Guide
• February 28, 2008 - Sea Scallop Amendment 11 Approved
• February 20, 2008 - 2008 Fishery Specifications For The Atlantic Sea Scallop Fishery Will Be Effective On March 1, 2008
• February 6, 2008 - Northeast Fisheries Observer Program Request Notice
• January 23, 2008 - As of January 24, 2008, all federally permitted vessels are prohibited from harvesting, possessing, and landing GB yellowtail flounder from the entire U.S./Canada Management Area for the remainder of the 2007 fishing year (through April 30, 2008)
• October 3, 2007 - Information To Scallop Permit Holders On The Status Of Amendment 11 To The Atlantic Sea Scallop Fishery Management Plan

Recent And Upcoming Actions

• Temporary Rule; Atlantic Sea Scallop Fishery; Closure of the Nantucket Lightship Scallop Access Area to Scallop Vessels
• Final Rule; Atlantic Sea Scallop Fishery; Framework Adjustment 19; Announcing OMB Approval of Information Collection
• Temporary Rule; Request For Comments; Expansion of Emergency Fishery Closure Due to the Presence of the Toxin that Causes Paralytic Shellfish Poisoning
  • Comments must be received by August 6, 2008
• Temporary Rule; Closure; Atlantic Sea Scallop Fishery; Closure of the Elephant Trunk Scallop Access Area to General Category Scallop Vessels
• Final Rule; Northeast Multispecies Fishery; Scallop Dredge Exemption Areas; Addition of Monkfish Incidental Catch Trip Limits
• Final Rule; Atlantic Sea Scallop Fishery; Framework Adjustment 19
• Notice; Vessel Monitoring Systems (VMS); Revision of the Enhanced Mobile Transmitter Unit (E-MTU) Reimbursement Program
• Final Rule; Postponement Of Effective Date; Atlantic Sea Scallop Fishery; Amendment 11
• Final Rule; Atlantic Sea Scallop Fishery; Amendment 11
• Final Rule; Endangered and Threatened Wildlife; Sea Turtle Conservation; Clarify the Existing Requirements for Use of Chain Mats by Sea Scallop Vessels
  • Supporting Documents - EA/RIR/RFA
• Final Rule; Northeast Region Standardized Bycatch Reporting Methodology Omnibus Amendment
  • Supporting Documents - EA/RIR/RFAA
• Final Rule; Atlantic Sea Scallop Fishery; Framework Adjustment 20
  • Supporting Documents - RIR/IRFA

Programs

• Sea Scallop Amendment 11 Updates
• Sea Scallop Fishery Monitoring (Elephant Trunk, Nantucket Lightship, Closed Area I Scallop Access Areas)
• Scallop Fishery Statistics
• Scallop Trip Exchange & Broken Trip Programs - Learn how the 1 for 1 scallop trip exchange and broken trip programs work
• Vessel Monitoring System

Information Sheets

Charts — Fishery Specific Charts

Forms - Permit Applications And Request Forms

FishWatch - U.S. Seafood Facts

• Atlantic Sea Scallop