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2008 Advisories |
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12/31/08 |
2009 Days-Out Specifications in Sea Herring Management Area 1A |
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12/31/08 |
Notice of Public Hearings - January 26 & 27, 2009 |
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12/05/08 |
Applications Sought for New England Fishery Management Council |
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12/05/08 |
Notice of Public Hearing - Bay Scallops |
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11/28/08 |
2008/2009 Northern Shrimp Season Set at 180 Days - December 1st - May 29th |
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11/25/08 |
2008 Commercial Scup Fishery Closed |
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11/13/08 |
Atlantic Sea Herring Closure in Management Area 1A, 2,000 LB. Possession Limit in Effect Friday, November 14th |
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11/13/08 |
Notice of Public Comment Period - Northern Shrimp |
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10/24/08 |
MFC Approves Continued CCZ Closure & River Herring Moratorium As Well As Blue Crab Possession Limit |
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10/15/08 |
PSP Opening - Bivalve Shellfish from a portion of the South Shore |
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10/09/08 |
Commercial Tautog Fishery to Close Saturday, October 11 |
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10/03/08 |
PSP Opening - Bivalve Shellfish from a portion of the South Shore |
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10/03/08 |
2,000-LB. Commercial Scup Trip Limit Set For 2008 Winter II Fishing Period |
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9/29/08 |
States Schedule Hearings on Draft River Herring Amendment |
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9/26/08 |
Sea Herring Days-Out In Management Area 1A During September - November |
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9/25/08 |
2008 Commercial Spiny Dogfish Fishery To Close On Monday, September 29th |
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9/09/08 |
Notice of Public Hearing - Draft Addenda II & II to the Interstate FMP for Spiny Dogfish |
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9/05/08 |
Governor Patrick Requests Federal Disaster Aid for Massachusetts Shellfish Industry |
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9/03/08 |
Commercial Striped Bass Fishery to Close Wednesday, September 10, 2008 |
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9/03/08 |
Commercial Bluefish Fishery to Close Saturday, September 6, 2008 |
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9/02/08 |
Sea Herring Days-Out in Management Area 1A During September |
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8/29/08 |
Reminder of Spiny Dogfish Limit Increase & Opening of Fall Tautog Commercial Fishery |
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8/22/08 |
Buzzards Bay Shellfish Opening (BB:5, 7, 10, 11, 14, 16-22) |
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8/21/08 |
PSP Opening - Whole Sea Scallops in Massachusetts and Cape Cod Bays |
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8/21/08 |
PSP Opening - Shellfish in the Nantucket Area |
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8/21/08 |
Buzzards Bay Shellfish Opening (BB:13 and BB:15) |
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8/21/08 |
State Spiny Dogfish Fishery Remains Open After Federal Period 1 Fishery Closes |
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8/19/08 |
Westport River Shellfish Opening (BB:3 and BB:4) |
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8/18/08 |
Notice of Public Hearings Scheduled for September 16, 17 & 18 2008 - Cod Conservation Zone, River Herring, Blue Crabs |
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8/16/08 |
PSP Opening - Mussels, Softshell & Razor Clams from Gloucester to Cohasset |
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8/15/08 |
Notice of Public Comment Period - Winter II Scup |
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8/14/08 |
Closure of 2008 Commercial Black Sea Bass Fishery Effective 001 Hours Tuesday, August 19th |
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8/13/08 |
Westport River Rainfall Closure (BB:3 and BB:4) |
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8/12/08 |
Buzzards Bay Rainfall Closure (BB:5 to BB:22) |
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8/08/08 |
Commercial Scup Fishery to Close After Thursday, August 14th |
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8/06/08 |
Commercial Haddock Minimum Size Increases to 19" Effective Monday, August 11th |
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7/31/08 |
Commercial Fluke Fishery to Close Tuesday, August 5th - Landings Permitted Until 8 PM on Tuesday, August 5th |
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7/28/08 |
PSP Opening - Razor Clams from NH to Gloucester |
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7/23/08 |
PSP Opening - Bivalve Shellfish from Chatham Harbor North and Salt Pond, Eastham |
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7/21/08 |
Fall Resource Assessment Trawl Survey to begin September 2 - MarineFisheries Requests Fishermen Cooperation |
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7/14/08 |
Loligo Squid Trawl Fishery Subject to 2,500-LB Trip Limit Effective July 17th |
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7/11/08 |
PSP Opening - Bivalve Shellfish from a Portion of Pleasant Bay |
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7/09/08 |
PSP Opening - Softshell Clams from Greater Boston Harbor |
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7/09/08 |
PSP Opening - Blue Mussels and Softshell Clams from NH to Manchester |
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7/09/08 |
NOAA Fisheries Amends Prohibition on Shellfish Harvest From Federal Waters Due to Red Tide - Closure Area Expanded |
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7/05/08 |
Horseshoe Crab Fishery to Remain Open - Scheduled July 7th Closure Not to Go Into Effect Due to Unmet Quota to Date |
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7/03/08 |
PSP Opening - Soft-Shelled Clams and Blue Mussels Only in N4, N5, and N9 |
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7/02/08 |
PSP Opening - Bivalve Shellfish from a Portion of the Nauset System |
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7/01/08 |
PSP Opening - Mussels in Pleasant Bay |
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6/27/08 |
PSP Opening - Softshell Clams in Essex Bay (N7) |
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6/26/08 |
PSP Opening - Mussels Only in Nauset System (OC2-OC6) |
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6/26/08 |
PSP Closure - Surf Clams, Ocean Quahogs, Whole Sea Scallops and Carnivorous Moon Snails from SC47, NS1, NS2, OC1, NT7 and NT8 |
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6/20/08 |
PSP Closure - All Shellfish from Pleasant Bay |
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6/20/08 |
MarineFisheries Enacts Final Rules for Horseshoe Crab Fishery |
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6/20/08 |
DMF Prohibits the Taking & Landing of Certain Shellfish From Federal Waters Adjacent to the Commonwealth |
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6/18/08 |
PSP Closure - Blue Mussels from Pleasant Bay |
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6/16/08 |
Clarification of Recreational Scup Fishery Limits Aboard Private Vessels |
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6/12/08 |
PSP Closure - All Areas from NH Border to Sandwich except CCB:42 through CCB:47 |
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6/09/08 |
Reminder of Addendum XI Lobster Rules Going Into Effect July 1st |
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6/02/08 |
Notice of Public Hearing Scheduled for July 10, 2008 - Atlantic Sea Herring |
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5/30/08 |
2007 Trap Tags Extended Through June 30 - 2008 Trap Tags Required by July 1 |
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5/30/08 |
Reminder of 2008 Sea Herring Restrictions in Management Area 1A |
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5/30/08 |
MarineFisheries to Host ASMFC Hearing on Shad Public Information Document |
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5/27/08 |
Clarification of Buoy Marking Requirements for Non-Commercial Lobster Permit Holders |
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5/23/08 |
Commercial Black Sea Bass Season Closed for the Period May 29th Through July 31st |
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5/22/08 |
PSP Closure - All Shellfish from Hull to Sandwich (except CCB:42 through CCB:47) |
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5/21/08 |
PSP Closure - All Shellfish from N:15 to N:24 and MB:14 |
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5/20/08 |
PSP Closure - Mussels, Surf Clams, Carnivorous Snails and Whole Sea Scallops from a Portion of the Massachusetts South Shore |
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5/19/08 |
Clarification of Scup Limit Aboard Private Recreational Vessels |
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5/19/08 |
Spiny Dogfish Shark Forum |
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5/15/08 |
PSP Closure - All Shellfish from New Hampshire to Gloucester |
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5/14/08 |
PSP Closure - Shellfish in Nauset System (OC2-OC6) |
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5/09/08 |
PSP Closure - Shellfish in Nauset System (OC2-OC6) |
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5/07/08 |
Right Whale Mariner Advisory Lifted - Aggregation Departs Cape Cod Bay |
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5/05/08 |
Commercial Spring Tautog Fishery To Close Effective Immediately |
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4/30/08 |
4th Annual "Herring Bucket Brigade" |
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4/28/08 |
MarineFisheries Seeks Public Assistance to Identify Horseshoe Crab Spawning Beaches |
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4/24/08 |
PSP Closure - All shellfish from portions of the Nauset system |
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4/14/08 |
Expanded High Risk Area for Right Whales - Advisory to Mariners Replaces April 11th Notice |
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4/11/08 |
Aggregation of Right Whales Around Tip of Cape Cod - Advisory to Mariners |
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4/11/08 |
Revised Proposals for Groundfish Assistance Program Posted |
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4/11/08 |
2008 Days-Out Specifications in Sea Herring Management Area 1A |
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4/03/08 |
MFC Approves Regulatory Changes for 2008 - Comm. Black Sea Bass, Scup & Fluke, Rec. Scup, Comm. Monkfish & Hook Gear Control Date |
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4/01/08 |
MarineFisheries Takes Action to Constrain Growth in 2008 Horseshoe Crab Bait Fishery |
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4/01/08 |
Notice of Public Hearing Scheduled for May 2, 2008 - Horseshoe Crab |
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3/21/08 |
Public Meetings on Groundfish Assistance Program - April 1st, 2nd & 3rd |
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3/12/08 |
Commercial Scup Trip Limit to Drop to 1,000-Lbs. on March 16th |
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3/05/08 |
MA Schedules Hearings on ASMFC Draft Lobster Addenda |
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3/03/08 |
Spring Resource Assessment Tows to Begin May 5 - MarineFisheries Requests Fishermen Cooperation |
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2/15/08 |
Delay in Mailing of Non-Commercial Lobster Permit Renewal |
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2/14/08 |
Latest DMF News Available Online - Public Hearings Scheduled for February 26th & 27th |
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1/29/08 |
State Schedules Hearing on Draft FMP for Atlantic Coastal Sharks - February 19, 2008 |
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1/28/08 |
MFC Approves 2008/2009 Spiny Dogfish Specifications |
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1/24/08 |
30,000-Lb. Commercial Scup Trip Limit Set For 2008 Winter I Fishing Period |
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1/23/08 |
Applications Sought for New England Fishery Management Council |
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1/18/08 |
Notice of Public Hearings Scheduled for February 26 & 27, 2008 |
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1/18/08 |
Reminder to Lobstermen to Comply With Outer Cape Cod Mandatory Haul-Out Period and the Cape Cod Bay Critical Habitat Rules |
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