Recent Announcements

• June 25, 2009 - Closed Area II Access Area Is Closed To Scallop Vessels Effective June 29, 2009
• June 10, 2009 - Effective June 15, 2009, In The Closed Area II Sea Scallop Access Area Fishery, Vessels That Carry An Observer Are Authorized To Possess 200 lb Of Scallop Meats Per Day Over The Vessel’s Allowed Possession Limit For The Trip On Which The Observer Is Onboard
• May 29, 2009 - Elephant Trunk Scallop Access Area Closed To General Category Scallop Vessels
• May 4, 2009 - Limited Access General Category Scallop Fishery Is Closed To Individual Fishing Quota Scallop Vessels Effective May 6, 2009
• April 30, 2009 - Closing Of 2009 Observer Set-Aside Total Allowable Catch For The Elephant Trunk Access Area On May 5, 2009, To Scallop Vessels
• March 31, 2009 - Delmarva Scallop Access Area Is Closed To General Category Scallop Vessels On April 1, 2009
• March 1, 2009 - Updated Vessel Monitoring System (VMS) Instructions for the Northeast Region
• February 17, 2009 - Sea Scallop Management Measures For The Fishing Year March 1, 2009 – February 28, 2010
• December 29, 2008 - Limited Access General Category Scallop Fishery Is Closed To IFQ Vessels & Vessels Issued LOA to Fish Under Appeal

Recent And Upcoming Actions

• Temporary Rule; Atlantic Sea Scallop Fishery; Closure of the Closed Area II Scallop Access Area to Scallop Vessels
• Temporary Rule; Atlantic Sea Scallop Fishery; Closure of the Elephant Trunk Scallop Access Area to General Category Scallop Vessels
• Temporary Rule; Closure; Closure of the Limited Access General Category Scallop Fishery to Individual Fishing Quota Scallop Vessels
• Proposed Rule; Request For Comments; Atlantic Sea Scallop Fishery; Modifications to Chain Mat Regulations; Sea Turtle Conservation
  • E-Mail comments may be submitted, identified by RIN 0648-AX20, via the Federal eRulemaking Portal http://www.regulations.gov
  • Comments must be received by 5 p.m., local time, on June 4, 2009
  • Supporting Documents - Draft Supplement to March 2008 Environmental Assessment for Chain Mat Regulations & March 2008 Chain Mat Regulation Environmental Assessment
• Final Rule; Fisheries of the Northeastern United States; Vessel Monitoring System (VMS) Regulation Revisions
• Proposed Rule; Request For Comments; Atlantic Sea Scallop Fishery; State Waters Exemption
  • E-Mail comments may be submitted, identified by RIN 0648-AX54, via the Federal eRulemaking Portal http://www.regulations.gov
  • Comments must be received by 5 p.m., local time, on May 14, 2009
  • Supporting Documents - State of Maine's Exemption Request
• Temporary Rule; Atlantic Sea Scallop Fishery; Closure of the Delmarva Scallop Access Area to General Category Scallop Vessels

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