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2006 Advisories
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12/28/06 |
2006 Permits Extended Through January 31, 2007 - 2006 Catch Reports due January 31st |
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12/27/06 |
Notice of Public Comment Period - Commercial Scup |
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12/22/06 |
Applicants Sought for New England Fishery Management Council |
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12/20/06 |
Massachusetts Division of Marine Fisheries Changes to Trap Tag Program in 2007 |
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12/18/06 |
Notice of Public Hearings Scheduled for December 18 & 19, 2006 - State Waters Groundfish |
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12/13/06 |
2006 Period II Spiny Dogfish Landings to End Monday, December 18th |
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12/07/06 |
2,000 lb. Landing/Possession Limit Effective for Atlantic Herring 1B Fishery |
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12/04/06 |
Reminder of Outer Cape Trap Haul-Out Period & Changes to Fish Pot Specifications & Prohibition on Floating Groundline in Traps and Gillnets Effective January 1st |
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11/29/06 |
Emergency Action to Maintain Yellowtail Commercial Possession Limit at 250-lbs. per 24-Hour Day Effective December 1st |
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11/28/06 |
2006/2007 Northern Shrimp Season Set at 151 Days - December 1st - April 30th |
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11/20/06 |
Shellfish Purification Plant Contaminated Harvest Schedule Set |
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11/16/06 |
Notice of Public Hearings Scheduled for December 18 & 19, 2006 - State Waters Groundfish |
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11/14/06 |
States Schedule Public Hearings on Draft Addendum X - Lobster |
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11/09/06 |
2,000-LB. Spiny Dogfish Possession Limit Effective Friday, November 10th |
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11/09/06 |
PSP Opening - Portions of Mass Bay now open to Whelk Harvesting |
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11/09/06 |
States Schedule Hearings on Tautog Draft Addendum IV |
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11/09/06 |
Notice of Public Comment Period - Northern Shrimp |
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11/08/06 |
MarineFisheries Seeks Fishermen's Cooperation During Fourth Year (2006/2007) of Gulf of Maine Cod IBS Pilot Study |
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11/08/06 |
Clarification on Fall/Winter Cod Restrictions Affecting Recreational and Commercial Fishing in MA Waters of the Gulf of Maine |
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10/26/06 |
Commercial Scup Possession Limit Increased to 4,000 lbs. on Friday, October 27, 2006 |
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10/26/06 |
Notice of Public Comment Period - Spiny Dogfish |
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10/24/06 |
Commercial Black Sea Bass Fishery To Close Friday, October 27, 2006 |
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10/24/06 |
Commonwealth Takes Emergency Actions for the Gulf of Maine Recreational Cod Fishery |
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10/19/06 |
2,000 LB. Herring Possession Limit in Management Area 1A Effective Saturday, October 21st |
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10/06/06 |
PSP Opening - N1 to N7, N21 now open to Surf Clams |
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09/26/06 |
NOAA Fisheries has Scheduled Additional Meetings for Harbor Porpoise Take Reduction Plan Outreach and Education - 2nd Hearing in MA on November 7th in Duxbury |
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09/22/06 |
2006 Period I Spiny Dogfish Landings to End Monday, September 25 |
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09/20/06 |
Atlantic Sea Herring Spawning Closure Effective Thursday, September 21st Under Zero-Tolerance Possession Limit for Spawn Herring |
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09/20/06 |
Commercial Scup Possession Limit Increased to 2,000-lbs. on Sunday, September 24, 2006 |
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09/18/06 |
NOAA Fisheries Service Announces Harbor Porpoise Take Reduction Plan Outreach and Education Meetings |
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09/14/06 |
MA to Host Second ASMFC Hearing on Striped Bass Addendum I - MA to Host Hearing in Plymouth on September 21st |
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09/11/06 |
6,500-LB. Scup Possession Limit Set for 2006 Winter II Fishing Period |
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09/11/06 |
Notice of Public Hearing Scheduled for October 20, 2006
Draft Regulations 
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09/05/06 |
Commercial Fluke Fishery to Close Thursday, September 7, 2006 -
Landings permitted until 8PM on Thursday |
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09/05/06 |
ASMFC Releases Draft of Striped Bass Amendment 1 - MA to Host Hearing on September 25th |
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09/05/06 |
Hearing on Future Interstate Lobster Plan Amendments, Area 2 Trap Transfer Reductions, and Area 2-specific V-notch Possession Rule |
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08/31/06 |
2,500 Lb Trip Limit for Loligo Squid Effective Saturday, September 2nd - NOAA Fisheries Reports 80% of Quarter III Quota Harvested |
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08/23/06 |
Update on Re-opening of a Directed Spiny Dogfish Fishery |
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08/17/06 |
DMF's South Shore Field Station Moves to New Bedford |
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08/17/06 |
Commercial Striped Bass Fishery to Close After Thursday, August 24, 2006 - Catch Reports Due October 15th |
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08/17/06 |
Effective Immediately, MarineFisheries Implements More Conservative Lobster V-Notch Definition in LCMA 2 |
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08/16/06 |
Notice of Public Comment Period - Scup |
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08/10/06 |
PSP Closure Partially Lifted - New Hampshire to Cape Ann |
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07/31/06 |
Commercial Black Sea Bass Reopens August 1st |
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07/25/06 |
State and Federal Cod Rules in the Gulf of Maine Clarified for Private Recreational Fishermen |
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07/20/06 |
PSP Closure Partially Lifted - North Shore |
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07/20/06 |
Fall Resource Assessment Survey to Begin September 5 - MarineFisheries Requests Fishermens' Cooperation |
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07/18/06 |
PSP Closure Partially Lifted - New Hampshire to Essex Bay |
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07/18/06 |
Rainfall Closure Partially Lifted - New Hampshire to Essex Bay |
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07/14/06 |
MFC Approves Immediate Closure of Horseshoe Crab Bait Fishery in the Pleasant Bay / Little Pleasant Bay Complex |
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07/07/06 |
PSP Closure Partially Lifted - Cohasset to Duxbury |
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07/07/06 |
Rainfall Closure Lifted - Cohasset to Duxbury |
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06/30/06 |
Update on Declining Toxin Levels in Shellfish For Ipswich, Essex and Gloucester |
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06/30/06 |
Clarification Regarding Possession of V-Notched Lobsters from LCMAs 2, 3, Outer Cape and the Southeastern Recreational Lobster Area |
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06/16/06 |
Rainfall Closures Lifted - Parts of Cape Cod, Buzzards Bay and Martha's Vineyard |
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06/13/06 |
Massachusetts Marine Fisheries Advisory Commission Approves 3 3/8" Lobster Minimum Size for Commercial Lobstermen Permitted to Fish in Outer Cape Cod |
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06/09/06 |
Clarification Regarding Commercial Fishing for Scup using Hook-and-Line or fish pots during the closed sea bass season: June 13 through July 31, 2006 |
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06/08/06 |
Northeast Multispecies Fishery Capacity Reduction Committee to Hold Regional Public Meetings on Developing Federally Funded Groundfish Buyout Program |
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06/07/06 |
Rainfall Closure - Marthas Vineyard |
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06/07/06 |
Rainfall Closure - Cape Cod |
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06/07/06 |
Rainfall Closure - Buzzards Bay |
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06/07/06 |
Commercial Black Sea Bass Season Closed for the Period June 13 through July 31, 2006 |
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06/07/06 |
Upper Mystic River Bucket Brigade Far Exceeds Efforts of Last Year's River Herring Transport |
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05/26/06 |
2005 Trap Tags Extended Through June 30, 2006 |
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05/25/06 |
Comments on Cotrolled Harvest of Striped Bass in EEZ |
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05/25/06 |
Rainfall Closure Lifted - Parts of Massachusetts and Cape Cod Bays |
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05/24/06 |
Rainfall Closure Lifted - Parts of Buzzards Bay |
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05/23/06 |
Rainfall Closure Lifted - Parts of Gosnold and Falmouth |
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05/23/06 |
Rainfall Closure Lifted - Parts of Buzzards Bay |
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05/23/06 |
Black Sea Bass Season Extended Through May 31 |
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05/19/06 |
PSP Closure - Deer Island to Duxbury |
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05/19/06 |
Right Whale Aggregation Departs Cape Cod Bay - Advisory Lifted |
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05/19/06 |
2,500-LB. Trip Limit for State Loligo Squid Trawl Fishery Effective Tuesday, May 23rd |
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05/16/06 |
PSP Closure - New Hampshire Border to Deer Island |
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05/15/06 |
Rainfall Closure - Hull to Barnstable |
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05/15/06 |
Rainfall Closure - Buzzards Bay |
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05/15/06 |
Rainfall Closure - Parts of Gosnold and Falmouth |
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05/15/06 |
MarineFisheries Seeks Volunteers to Help Transport River Herring to the Upper Mystic Lake |
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05/14/06 |
Rainfall Closure - New Hampshire Border to Cohasset |
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05/09/06 |
Advisory to Mariners - Right Whales Continue to Aggregate in Western Cape Cod Bay |
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05/08/06 |
MarineFisheries to Host ASMFC Public Hearing on Coastal Sharks Public Information Document |
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05/03/06 |
Update to Saltwater Anglers About Striped Bass Skin Disease |
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04/27/06 |
2500-Lb Loligo Squid Trip Limit Eliminated For State Trawl Fishery Effective Immediately |
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04/27/06 |
PSP Closure - Nauset System |
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04/25/06 |
MarineFisheries Advisory to Mariners - Aggregations of Right Whales in Western Cape Cod Bay and Race Point Area |
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04/21/06 |
State Loligo Squid Trawl Fishery Set to Open Sunday, April 23 at a 2500-Pound Trip Limit |
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04/21/06 |
Massachusetts Marine Fisheries Advisory Commission Approves New Regulations |
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04/03/06 |
Commonwealth to Host ASMFC Hearing on Development of Amendments XIV and XV to Summer Flounder, Scup, and Black Sea Bass Interstate Plan - MA Hearing on Thursday, April 20th |
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03/27/06 |
Spring Resource Assessment Survey to Begin May 8th - MarineFisheries Requests Fishermen's Cooperation |
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03/20/06 |
Commonwealth to Host ASMFC Hearing on Draft Addendum VIII to Interstate Lobster Plan - MA Hearing on Wednesday, April 19th |
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03/13/06 |
MarineFisheries Announces Conditional Re-Opening of Merrimack River Clam Flats |
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03/10/06 |
ASMFC Releases Draft of Horseshoe Crab Addendum IV |
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02/28/06 |
MA Saltwater Derby Award Ceremony Rescheduled |
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02/24/06 |
MarineFisheries and MFAC Adopt Groundfish Permit Endorsement |
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02/24/06 |
Advisory to Massachusetts Bay Lobstermen - Habitat Enhancement Construction |
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02/24/06 |
Notice of Public Hearing Scheduled for March 28 |
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02/10/06 |
MA Saltwater Derby Award Ceremony Cancelled - Derby Show to be Rescheduled due to Inclement Weather |
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02/10/06 |
600-LB. Spiny Dogfish Possession Limit Set for 2006 Fishing Year |
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02/07/06 |
PSP Opening - Nantucket Sound and Monomoy
Map of Areas |
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01/25/06 |
Rescheduled Soft Shell Clam Meeting-Informational Meeting Rescheduled for February 2, 2006 on Boston Harbor Soft Shell Clam Contaminated Harvesting
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01/13/06 |
Winter I Commercial Fluke Trip Limit Reduced to 100-lbs Effective Tuesday, January 17th |
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01/11/06 |
Applicants Sought for New England Fishery Management Council |
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01/10/06 |
Informational Meeting on Boston Harbor Soft Shell Clam Contaminated Harvesting Scheduled for February 10
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01/09/06 |
Notice of Public Hearings Scheduled for February 6 & 7 |
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01/09/06 |
Reminder on Rules Concerning Summer Flounder, Scup, & Lobster Commercial Fisheries |
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2005 Advisories
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