Recent Announcements

• November 17, 2009 - Red Tide/Shellfish Closure Extension Through December 31, 2010
• September 14, 2009 - Modifications to the Chain Mat Regulations in the Sea Scallop Dredge Fishery
• September 10, 2009 - Effective September 15, 2009, the limited access general category scallop fishery is closed to individual fishing quota scallop vessels, including vessels issued Letters of Authorization fishing under appeal
• September 1, 2009 - 2009 Scallop Open Area Observer Days At Sea Set-Aside Has Been Fully Utilized.  For Any Open Area Scallop Trip Departing After 0001 Hours, September 9, 2009, With An Observer On Board, The Vessel’s DAS Charge Will Not Be Reduced To Offset The Cost Of That Observer
• August 19, 2009 -  Scallop Limited Access General Category TAC Fishery Reopens September 1, 2009
• August 18, 2009 - 2009 Scallop Observer Set-Aside TAC for Delmarva Access Area Fully Utilized
• July 16, 2009 - Limited Access General Category Scallop Fishery Is Closed To Individual Fishing Quota Scallop Vessels, Including Vessels Issued Letters Of Authorization Fishing Under Appeal Effective July 19, 2009
• 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; Request For Comments; Extension of Emergency Fishery Closure Through December 31, 2010, Due to the Presence of the Toxin that Causes Paralytic Shellfish Poisoning
  • Comments must be received by December 14, 2009
• Supplemental Notice Of Intent To Prepare An Environmental Impact Statement; Request For Comments; Essential Fish Habitat Components of Fishery Management Plans (Northeast Multispecies, Atlantic Sea Scallop, Monkfish, Atlantic Herring, Skates, Atlantic Salmon, and Atlantic Deep-Sea Red Crab) 5-year Review
  • E-Mail comments may be submitted to comments@nefmc.org
  • Written comments must be received on or before 5 pm EST, November 4, 2009
• Temporary Rule; Atlantic Sea Scallop Fishery; Closure of the Limited Access General Category Scallop Fishery to Individual Fishing Quota Scallop Vessels
• Final Rule; Endangered and Threatened Wildlife; Sea Turtle Conservation; 2009 Modifications to the Scallop Chain Mat Regulations
• Final Rule; Atlantic Sea Scallop Fishery; Maine State Waters Exemption
• Temporary Rule; Closure of the Limited Access General Category Scallop Fishery to Individual Fishing Quota Scallop Vessels
• Notice; Availability of Grant Funds for Fiscal Year 2010; Atlantic Scallop Research Set-Aside Program
• 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
• Final Rule; Fisheries of the Northeastern United States; Vessel Monitoring System (VMS) Regulation Revisions
• 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