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PROPOSED RULES: Scallop Dredge Exemption Areas; Addition of Monkfish Incidental Catch Trip Limits,
Published: 2008-04-29
NMFS proposes to modify the regulations implementing the
Northeast (NE) Multispecies Fishery Management Plan (FMP) to create
three Scallop Exemptions that are identical to the current scallop
exemptions, except for the addition of an incidental monkfish catch
limit. These new scallop exemptions would be restricted to vessels
issued either a
RULES: Allocation of Trips to Closed Area II Yellowtail Flounder Special Access Program,
Published: 2008-06-04
NMFS announces that the Administrator, Northeast Region, NMFS
(Regional Administrator), has allocated zero trips to the Closed Area
(CA) II Yellowtail Flounder Special Access Program (SAP) during the
2008 fishing year (FY) (i.e., May 1, 2008, through April 30, 2009). The
Regional Administrator has determined that the available catch of
Georges
RULES: Termination of Expansion of Emergency Fishery Closure Due to the Presence of the Toxin that Causes Paralytic Shellfish Poisoning,
Published: 2008-11-21
NMFS is announcing the termination of the revised and expanded
Northern Temporary Paralytic Shellfish Poison (PSP) Closure Area, which
became effective on July 2, 2008, and the return of the Northern and
Southern Temporary PSP Closure Areas to their boundaries, previously
implemented on January 1, 2008, and effective through December 31,
2008.
PROPOSED RULES: Atlantic Sea Scallop Fishery; Framework Adjustment 19,
Published: 2008-03-19
NMFS proposes regulations to approve and implement Framework
Adjustment 19 (Framework 19) to the Atlantic Sea Scallop Fishery
Management Plan (FMP) which was developed by the New England Fishery
Management Council (Council). Framework 19 proposes the following
management measures for the scallop fishery: Limited access scallop
fishery
RULES: Atlantic Sea Scallop Fishery; Closure of the Nantucket Lightship Scallop Access Area to Scallop Vessels,
Published: 2008-08-05
NMFS announces the closure of the Nantucket Lightship Scallop
Access Area (NLCA) to scallop vessels until June 15, 2010. This closure
is based on a determination by the Northeast Regional Administrator
(RA) that scallop vessels will have caught the yellowtail flounder
(yellowtail) total allowable catch (TAC) for the NLCA on August 3,
2008.
RULES: Northeastern United States fisheries—; Northeast multispecies,
Published: 2008-01-14
NMFS announces that the Administrator, Northeast (NE) Region, [[Page 2185]]
NMFS (Regional Administrator), is decreasing the Georges Bank (GB)
yellowtail flounder trip limit to 1,500 lb (680 kg) for NE multispecies
daysatsea (DAS) vessels fishing in the U.S./Canada Management Area.
This action is authorized by the regulations implementing Amendment
RULES: Atlantic Sea Scallop Fishery; Framework Adjustment 19; Correcting Amendment,
Published: 2008-09-23
NMFS is correcting regulatory text implementing measures that were
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approved as part of Framework Adjustment 19 (Framework 19) to the
Atlantic Sea Scallop Fishery Management Plan (FMP), which was developed
by the New England Fishery Management Council (Council). This
correction specifies the September 1 through October 1 Elephant
RULES: Framework Adjustment 5 to the Monkfish Fishery Management Plan,
Published: 2008-04-28
NMFS approves and implements new management measures for the
monkfish fishery recommended in Framework Adjustment 5 (Framework 5) to
the Monkfish Fishery Management Plan (FMP), which has been submitted
jointly by the New England (NEFMC) and MidAtlantic Fishery Management
Councils (Councils). This action approves and implements revised
biological
RULES: Scallop Dredge Exemption Areas; Addition of Monkfish Incidental Catch Trip Limits,
Published: 2008-06-16
This action modifies the regulations implementing the
Northeast (NE) Multispecies Fishery Management Plan (FMP) to create
three NE Multispecies Scallop Exemptions that are identical to the
current scallop exemptions, except for the addition of an incidental
monkfish catch limit. These new scallop exemptions are restricted to
vessels issued either
RULES: Atlantic Bluefish Fishery; Quota Transfer,
Published: 2008-11-25
NMFS announces that the State of Connecticut, the State of Rhode Island, the State of Delaware, and the
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State of Maryland are transferring commercial bluefish quota to the
State of New York from their 2008 quota. By this action, NMFS adjusts
the quotas and announces the revised commercial quota for each state
involved.
RULES: Atlantic Sea Scallop Fishery; Closure of the Elephant Trunk Scallop Access Area to General Category Scallop Vessels,
Published: 2008-03-17
NMFS announces that the Elephant Trunk Scallop Access Area
(ETAA) will close to general category scallop vessels until it reopens
on March 1, 2009 under current regulations. This action is based on the
determination that 865 general category scallop trips into the ETAA are
projected to be taken as of 0001 hr local time, March 13, 2008. This
action
RULES: Summer Flounder Fishery; Commercial Quota Harvested for the Commonwealth of Massachusetts,
Published: 2008-08-07
NMFS announces that the 2008 summer flounder commercial quota
allocated to the Commonwealth of Massachusetts has been harvested.
Vessels issued a commercial Federal fisheries permit for the summer
flounder fishery may not land summer flounder in Massachusetts for the
remainder of calendar year 2008, unless additional quota becomes
available
RULES: Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation and Management Act Provisions; Fishing Quotas for Atlantic Surfclams and Ocean Quahogs,
Published: 2008-01-04
NMFS is specifying the final quotas for the Atlantic surfclam
and ocean quahog fisheries for 2008, 2009, and 2010. Regulations
governing these fisheries require NMFS to publish the final quota
specifications for the 20082010 fishing years. The intent of this
action is to implement final specifications for allowable harvest
levels of Atlantic
RULES: Atlantic Sea Scallop Fishery; Closure of the Limited Access General Category Scallop Fishery to Individual Fishing Quota Scallop Vessels,
Published: 2008-10-07
NMFS announces that the Limited Access General Category (LAGC)
Scallop Fishery will close to individual fishing quota (IFQ) scallop
vessels until it reopens on December 1, 2008, under current
regulations. This action is based on the determination that the third
quarter scallop total allowable catch (TAC) for LAGC IFQ scallop
vessels (including
RULES: Tilefish Fishery; Quota Harvested for Part-time Category,
Published: 2008-04-25
NMFS announces that the percentage of the tilefish annual
total allowable landings (TAL) available to the tilefish Parttime
permit category for the 2008 fishing year has been harvested.
Therefore, commercial vessels fishing under the Parttime tilefish
category may not harvest tilefish from within the Golden Tilefish
Management Unit for the
RULES: Commercial Quota Harvested for 2008 Summer Period,
Published: 2008-06-16
NMFS announces the closure of the scup commercial coastwide
fishery from Maine through North Carolina for the Summer Period.
Regulations governing the scup fishery require publication of this
notification to advise the coastal states from Maine through North
Carolina that this quota has been harvested and to advise Federal
vessel permit holders
RULES: Scup Fishery; Commercial Quota Harvested for 2008 Winter II Period,
Published: 2008-11-26
NMFS announces the closure of the scup commercial coastwide
fishery from Maine through North Carolina for the Winter II Period.
Regulations governing the scup fishery require publication of this
notification to advise the coastal states from Maine through North
Carolina that this quota has been harvested and to advise Federal
vessel permit holders
RULES: Scup Fishery; Reduction of Winter I Commercial Possession Limit,
Published: 2008-03-13
NMFS announces the reduction of the scup coastwide commercial
possession limit from Maine through North Carolina for the Winter I
period. Regulations governing the scup fishery require publication of
this notification to advise the coastal states from Maine through North
Carolina that 80 percent of the commercial quota allocated to the
Winter I
RULES: Fisheries of the Northeastern United States; Scup Fishery; Adjustment to the 2008 Winter II Quota,
Published: 2008-08-11
NMFS adjusts the 2008 Winter II commercial scup quota. This
action complies with Framework Adjustment 3 (Framework 3) to the Summer
Flounder, Scup, and Black Sea Bass Fishery Management Plan, which
established a process to allow the rollover of unused commercial scup
quota from the Winter I period to the Winter II period.
RULES: Atlantic Bluefish Fishery; Quota Transfer,
Published: 2008-01-03
NMFS announces that the State of Florida is transferring
commercial bluefish quota to the State of New York from its 2007 quota.
By this action, NMFS adjusts the quotas and announces the revised
commercial quota for each state involved.
RULES: Fisheries of the Northeastern United States; Tilefish Fishery,
Published: 2008-10-07
NMFS announces that the Administrator, Northeast Region, NMFS
(Regional Administrator), has determined that the quota for the
tilefish Fulltime Tier 2 permit category has been exceeded for fishing
year (FY) 2008, requiring an adjustment of the Fulltime Tier 2 permit
category quota for FY 2009. This action complies with the Fishery
Management Plan
Part II: Commerce Department, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration,
Published: 2008-04-14
NMFS is implementing approved measures contained in Amendment
11 to the Atlantic Sea Scallop Fishery Management Plan (FMP), developed
by the New England Fishery Management Council (Council). Amendment 11
was developed by the Council to control the capacity of the open access
general category fleet. Amendment 11 establishes a new management
program
RULES: Fisheries of the Northeastern United States; Atlantic Sea Scallop Fishery; Closure of the Elephant Trunk Scallop Access Area,
Published: 2008-06-20
NMFS announces that the Elephant Trunk Scallop Access Area
(ETAA) will close to general category scallop vessels until it reopens
on March 1, 2009, under current regulations. This action is based on
the determination that 1,671 general category scallop trips into the
ETAA are projected to be taken as of 1200 hr (noon) local time, June
18, 2008.
RULES: Summer Flounder Fishery; Commercial Quota Harvested for the State of New Jersey,
Published: 2008-11-26
NMFS announces that the 2008 summer flounder commercial quota
allocated to the State of New Jersey has been harvested. Vessels issued
a commercial Federal fisheries permit for the summer flounder fishery
may not land summer flounder in New Jersey for the remainder of
calendar year 2008, unless additional quota becomes available through a
transfer
PROPOSED RULES: 2008 Georges Bank Cod Fixed Gear Sector Operations Plan and Agreement, and Allocation of Georges Bank Cod Total Allowable Catch,
Published: 2008-03-11
This proposed rule provides interested parties an opportunity
to comment on the proposed Sector Operations Plan and Supplemental
Environmental Assessment (EA) prior to final approval or disapproval of
the Sector Operations Plan and allocation of Georges Bank (GB) cod
total allowable catch (TAC) to the Fixed Gear Sector for fishing year
(FY) 2008.
