NOAA Fisheries is implementing 2024-2026 specifications for Illex squid, longfin squid, butterfish, and Atlantic chub mackerel, effective August 22, 2024.
The Lobster Trap Transfer Program allows permit holders the flexibility to buy and sell trap allocation for Lobster Conservation Management Areas 2, 3, and the Outer Cape.
The Area I, Area II, and New York Bight Scallop Access Areas are closed to all federally permitted Limited Access General Category (LAGC) vessels effective 0001 hr on July 13, 2024.
The 2024 cost recovery fees for the Surfclam and Ocean Quahog Individual Transferable Quota Fisheries are $1.59 per surfclam cage tag and $0.90 per ocean quahog cage tag.
This notice is a reminder to commercial fishermen that the eligibility period to apply for the Vineyard Wind 1 Fisheries Compensatory Mitigation Program ends on June 3, 2024.
NOAA Fisheries approved Framework Adjustment 66 to the Northeast Multispecies Fishery Management Plan and is announcing final quotas for fishing year 2024. This final action is effective on May 2, 2024.