Recent Announcements

• 05/08/2013 - Updated Full-Time Vessel Atlantic Scallop Access Area Trip Assignments for Fishing Year 2013. Effective Date: May 20, 2013
• 05/08/2013 - New Framework 24 Management Measures for the Atlantic Sea Scallop Limited Access General Category Vessels and Updated Allocations for the Remainder of the 2013 Fishing Year. Effective Date: May 20, 2013
• 05/08/2013 - Updated Allocations for the Atlantic Sea Scallop Limited Access Vessels for the Remainder of the 2013 Fishing Year. Effective Date: May 20, 2013
• 03/19/2013 - FY 2013 Observer Set-Aside Compensation Rate for Full-Time Limited Access Scallop Vessels
• February 11, 2013 - Atlantic Sea Scallop Management Measures for Fishing Year 2013, Effective Date: March 1, 2013
• February 7, 2013 - Scallop Full-Time Vessel Access Area Trip Assignments for Fishing Year 2013 - Effective Date: March 1, 2013
• January 7, 2013 - Scallop Vessels - Clarification of the Turtle Deflector Dredge (TDD) Design Requirements
• December 11, 2012 - Closure of the Elephant Trunk Area for Atlantic Sea Scallop Vessels - Effective Date: December 12, 2012
• October 24, 2012 - New Vessel Monitoring System Software, Boatracs Users, Effective November 1, 2012
• October 15, 2012 - New Vessel Monitoring System Software, SkyMate Users, Effective November 1, 2012

Recent And Upcoming Actions

• Final rule; Atlantic Sea Scallop Fishery and Northeast Multispecies Fishery; Framework Adjustment 24 and Framework Adjustment 49
  • Supporting Documents - EA/IRFA/SAFE, Appendix I, Appendix II, Appendix III, & Appendix IV
• Temporary rule; emergency action; Atlantic Sea Scallop Fishery; Closure of the Elephant Trunk Area
• Temporary Rule; Emergency Action; Atlantic Sea Scallop Fishery; Closure of the Delmarva Access Area
• Final rule; enforcement of collection-of-information requirements; Northeast Multispecies, Monkfish, Atlantic Sea Scallop; Amendment 17; DAS Credit Provision
• Final Rule; Atlantic Sea Scallop Fishery; Framework Adjustment 23
  • Supporting Documents - EA/IRFA
• Temporary Rule; Emergency Action; Extension Of Effective Period; Request For Comments; Extension of Emergency Fishery Closure Due to the Presence of the Toxin that Causes Paralytic Shellfish Poisoning (PSP)
• Final Rule; Amendment 15 to the Atlantic Sea Scallop Fishery Management Plan
• Final Rule; Atlantic Sea Scallop Fishery; Framework Adjustment 22
• Correcting Amendments; Atlantic Sea Scallop Fishery; Framework Adjustment 21
• Final Rule; Atlantic Sea Scallop Fishery; Framework Adjustment 21

Programs

• Scallop IFQ Program
• Sea Scallop Fishery Monitoring (Scallop IFQ Program)
• Scallop Fishery Statistics
• Vessel Monitoring System

Vessel Allocations

• List of Full-Time Vessel Access Area Trips

Information Sheets

• Scallop 2013 Fishing Year Allocations Information Sheet
• Yellowtail Flounder Accountability Measures in the Scallop Fishery Fact Sheet
• Sea Scallop Gear Requirements
• Sea Scallop IFQ Cost Recovery Program
• Sea Scallop LAGC Permit Requirements (Coming Soon)
• Sea Scallop Voluntary IFQ Sector Program
• Sea Scallop LAGC IFQ Transfer Requirements (Coming Soon)
• Sea Scallop Observer Program (Coming Soon)
• Sea Scallop LAGC VMS Requirements (Coming Soon)
• New Opportunities for Permits in Confirmation of Permit History (CPH)

Charts — Fishery Specific Charts

Forms

• Scallop Trip Exchange Form
• Scallop Broken Trip Adjustment Form
• Other Permit Applications And Request Forms

FishWatch - U.S. Seafood Facts

• Atlantic Sea Scallop