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Atlantic Herring Management Plan

The Atlantic herring fishery in the Northeastern United States operates from Maine to Cape Hatteras, North Carolina and from inshore to offshore waters on the edge of the continental shelf.
New England
Mid-Atlantic
Implementation Date
1999

Atlantic Salmon Management Plan

Wild Atlantic salmon population levels are very low due to a variety of factors, including acid rain, habitat destruction, dams, and historic overfishing.
New England
Implementation Date
1987

Atlantic Sea Scallop Management Plan

The Atlantic sea scallop is one of the most valuable fisheries in the United States. The primary range for the Atlantic sea scallop fishery is along the Atlantic coast from the Mid-Atlantic to the United States/Canada border
New England
Implementation Date
1982

Atlantic Surfclam and Ocean Quahog Management Plan

The surfclam and ocean quahog fishery is managed under a fishery management plan (FMP) developed by the Mid-Atlantic Fishery Management Council.
New England
Mid-Atlantic
Implementation Date
1977

Bluefish Management Plan

The Atlantic bluefish fishery in the United States operates from Maine to Florida. Bluefish are highly migratory along the United States Atlantic coast and seasonally move. The bluefish fishery uses predominantly gillnets, but oth
Mid-Atlantic
Implementation Date
1990

Consolidated Atlantic Highly Migratory Species Management Plan

Domestic and International management of highly migratory species (HMS) such as Atlantic tunas, swordfish, sharks, and billfish.
Highly Migratory Species
New England
Mid-Atlantic
South Atlantic
Implementation Date
2006

Deep-Sea Red Crab Management Plan

The Atlantic deep-sea red crab fishery in the United States operates along the edge of the continental shelf off southern New England and the Mid-Atlantic Bight.
New England
Implementation Date
2002

Mackerel, Squid and Butterfish Management Plan

The mackerel, squid, and butterfish fisheries in the Greater Atlantic Region operate primarily in the Mid-Atlantic region of the eastern coast of the United States, from Massachusetts to North Carolina.
Mid-Atlantic
Implementation Date
1978

Monkfish Management Plan

The commercial monkfish fishery is conducted from North Carolina to Maine primarily using trawl gear in northern waters and gillnet gear in southern waters. 
New England
Mid-Atlantic
Implementation Date
1998

Northeast Multispecies Management Plan

The Northeast multispecies fishery is managed by the New England Fishery Management Council using a variety of management tools, including days-at-sea, special management programs, and sectors. The fishery involves numerous species of groundfish
New England
Implementation Date
1985