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2007 Advisories
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12/31/07 |
2007 Permits Extended Through January 31, 2008 |
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12/20/07 |
Commercial Fluke Fishery to Remain Closed Until February 1, Trip Limit Reduced to 500-lbs |
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12/19/07 |
Notice of Public Comment Period - Spiny Dogfish |
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12/18/07 |
Notice of Public Comment Period - Scup |
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12/10/07 |
Moonsnail opening in portions of Mass Bay, Cape Cod Bay, Outer Cape Cod, Pleasant Bay, Nantucket Sound, Nantucket & Martha's Vineyard |
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12/05/07 |
Clarification that Marine Fisheries Advisory Commission Will Discuss & Approve Whether Black Sea Bass, Scup, Fluke, and Inshore Net Proposals Are Included in Future Public Hearing Agendas |
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11/30/07 |
2007/2008 Northern Shrimp Season Set at 152 Days - Dec. 1 - April 30 |
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11/28/07 |
Atlantic Coast States Schedule Hearings on River Herring PID |
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11/15/07 |
Notice of Public Comment Period - Northern Shrimp |
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11/14/07 |
Massachusetts Marine Fisheries Advisory Commission Approves New Regulations - Commercial Haddock Size & Cod Conservation Zone |
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10/31/07 |
ASMFC Approves 8-Million Lb. Spiny Dogfish Quota for 2008/2009 - 2007/2008 Fishery Remains Closed Through April 30, 2008 |
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10/26/07 |
Commercial Tautog Fishery to Close Monday, October 29, 2007 |
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10/23/07 |
Atlantic Sea Herring Closure in Management Area 1A, 2,000 LB. Possession Limit in Effect Thursday, October 25th |
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10/12/07 |
Commercial Scup Fishery to Close Friday, October 19, 2007 |
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10/10/07 |
Revised Time For October 19th North Shore Shellfish Meeting |
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10/02/07 |
Massachusetts Marine Fisheries Advisory Commission Approves New Regulations |
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10/02/07 |
October 19th Meeting with North Shore Shellfishermen to Discuss Management of Shellfish Areas |
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9/27/07 |
2007 Commercial Spiny Dogfish Fishery To Close On Wednesday, October 3rd |
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9/17/07 |
Directed Harvest of Herring in Area 1A Prohibited on Thursdays Through Sundays During the Remainder of September & 1A Spawning Closure Begins September 21st |
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9/07/07 |
Commercial Scup Possession Limits Increased |
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9/06/07 |
Notice of Public Hearing Scheduled for October 11, 2007 - Haddock |
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8/29/07 |
2,000 lb. Herring Allowance Remains in Effect During Restricted Periods in Management Area 1A |
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8/28/07 |
Commercial Black Sea Bass Fishery to Close Monday, September 3, 2007 |
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8/28/07 |
Additional No-Fishing Day in Herring Area 1A Effective 9/7 - Herring Possession Prohibited on Fridays - Sundays |
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8/27/07 |
Commercial Striped Bass Fishery to Re-Open for Two Days: Wednesday, August 29th & Thursday, August 30th |
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8/22/07 |
EOEEA Fiscal Year 2009 Budget Hearing  |
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8/13/07 |
Corrected Notice - Commercial Striped Bass Fishery to Close After Wednesday, August 15, 2007 |
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8/10/07 |
Commercial Haddock Minimum Size Reduced to 18" Effective Immediately |
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8/10/07 |
Sand Tiger Shark Conservation - MarineFisheries Seeks Information on Sightings; Harvest Prohibited |
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8/09/07 |
Reminder of August 15th Increase in Spiny Dogfish Possession Limit & August 16th Recreational Fluke Fishery Closure |
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8/02/07 |
Notice of Public Hearings Scheduled for August 22, 2007 |
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7/25/07 |
Fall Resource Assessment Tows to Begin September 4 - MarineFisheries Requests Fishermen Cooperation |
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7/25/07 |
Commercial Fluke Fishery to Close Thursday, July 26, 2007 -
Landings permitted until 8 PM on Thursday |
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7/18/07 |
Notice of Public Hearings Scheduled for August 27 & 28, 2007 - American Lobster, Weakfish, Loligo Squid, and Smooth Dogfish |
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7/13/07 |
Patrick Administration Distributes $1.9 million in Federal Aid to Shellfishermen |
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7/03/07 |
PSP Opening - All Shellfish Except Moonsailns from Nauset System |
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6/29/07 |
Emergency Action to Reduce Gillnet-Caught Lobster Harvested in Outer Cape Cod |
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6/27/07 |
PSP Opening - All Shellfish Except Moonsailns from NH Border to Manchester |
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6/20/07 |
PSP Closure - All Shellfish from NH Border to Manchester |
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6/19/07 |
PSP Closure - Mussels, Moonsnails from NH Border to Manchester |
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6/06/07 |
Clarification Regarding Commercial Fishing for Scup Using Hook-and-Line or Fish Pots During the Closed Sea Bass Season: June 5 - July 31, 2007 |
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6/01/07 |
PSP Opening - All Shellfish Except Moonsnails |
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5/31/07 |
Commercial Black Sea Bass Season Closed for the Period - June 5 Through July 31, 2007 |
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5/29/07 |
MA to Host ASMFC Hearing on Addendum XIX to the Summer Flounder, Scup, and Black Sea Bass Fishery Management Plan on Thursday, July 5, 2007 - Radisson, Plymouth |
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5/25/07 |
2006 Trap Tags Extended Through June 14, 2007 - 2007 Trap Tags Required by June 15th |
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5/22/07 |
Clarification on Possession of Loligo Squid |
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5/21/07 |
Black Sea Bass Commercial Season Extended Through May 31 |
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5/14/07 |
Right Whale Aggregation Departs Race Point Area - Advisory to Mariners Lifted |
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5/07/07 |
Aggregation of Right Whales From Long Point to Highland Light - Updated Advisory to Mariners |
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5/04/07 |
Notice of Public Hearings Scheduled for June 7, 2007 - Atlantic Sea Herring |
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4/18/07 |
PSP Closure - Nauset System |
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4/17/07 |
State Loligo Squid Trawl Fishery to Open April 23rd with 2,500-lb. Trip Limit - NOAA Fisheries Reports 90% of Trimester Quota Reached on April 13th |
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4/13/07 |
Notice of Public Hearings Scheduled for May 21, 2007 |
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4/09/07 |
MA to Host ASMFC Hearing on Lobster Addendum XI Monday, April 23rd - New Bedford Days Inn |
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4/06/07 |
Modified Commercial Spiny Dogfish Trip Limits 2007-2008 Fishery to Open on May 1st at 600-lbs. Trip Limit to Increase to 2,000-lbs. on August 15th |
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3/27/07 |
MarineFisheries to Hold Workshops to Assist Applicants for Red Tide Disaster Relief |
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3/26/07 |
Spring Resource Assessment Tows to Begin May 7 - MarineFisheries Requests Fishermen Cooperation |
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3/23/07 |
Action Rescinded to Grant Extended Dragger Access to Collier's Ledge |
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3/19/07 |
Massachusetts Marine Fisheries Advisory Commission Approves New Regulations |
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3/12/07 |
PSP Opening - Gloucester to the New Hampshire Border |
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3/07/07 |
Public Informational Meetings on Red Tide Disaster Relief Funds |
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3/02/07 |
State Opens Long-Closed Shellfish Area in Revere and Saugus |
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3/02/07 |
Informational Meeting - Boston Harbor Soft Shell Clam Enhancement Project |
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2/26/07 |
March MFC Meeting Postponed |
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2/23/07 |
2006 Massachusetts Saltwater Fishing Derby Awards |
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2/08/07 |
Notice of Public Comment Period - Spiny Dogfish |
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1/31/07 |
Final Actions Maintain Emergency Measures on Recreational Cod Fishing in Gulf of Maine Cod Management Area and 250-lb. Commercial Yellowtail Flounder Trip Limit |
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1/23/07 |
30,000-lb. Scup Possession Limit Set for 2007 Winter I Fishing Period 2,000-lb. Limit Set for Winter II Period |
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1/23/07 |
Notice of Public Hearings Sheduled for Monday, February 26, 2007 - Tautog and Fluke |
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1/19/07 |
Application Deadline Extended for New England Fishery Management Council |
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1/05/07 |
Winter I Commercial Fluke Trip Limit Reduced to 100-lbs Effective Monday, January 8th |
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1/04/07 |
Cod Conservation Zone (CCZ) Extended Through February |
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2006 Advisories
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