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2011 Advisories
 
12/30/11
2012 Winter I Scup Trip Limits
 
12/23/11
2011/2012 Northern Shrimp Landing Days Approved
 
12/22/11
New Bedford Harbor Superfund Site
 
12/21/11
Public Scoping Meeting: Potential Strategies to Reduce Large Whale Entanglements In Buoy Lines
 
12/19/11
2011 Commercial Permits Extended Through January 31, 2012
 
12/9/11
Notice of River Herring Public Hearings - January 10 and 11, 2012
 
12/9/11
Notice to Holders of Massachusetts Fluke Endorsements and Fluke Dealers: DMF to Continue Commercial Fluke Pilot Program for Weekly Trip Limits, Opening December 18
 
12/9/11
Applications Sought for ASMFC Advisory Panels
 
12/5/11
Public Comment Period for 2011/2012 Northern Shrimp Landing Days
 
11/29/11
Compliance Reminder: Outer Cape Cod Mandatory Haul-Out Period and the Cape Cod Bay Critical Habitat Rules
 
11/15/11
Patrick-Murray Administration Renews Request for Disaster Assistance for Massachusetts Fishing Industry pdf icon
 
10/25/11
Effective October 27, Management Area 1A Atlantic Sea Herring Directed Fishery To Close
 
10/20/11
Commercial Scup and Fluke No Fishing Days Lifted Effective Friday, October 21, 2011
 
10/19/11
Marine Fisheries Advisory Commission Approves State Waters Sea Scallop Dredge Measures
 
10/14/11
Winter II Scup Trip Limit Set At 8,000 LBS
 
10/11/11
Notice of Public Hearings - November 29 and 30, 2011: Striped Bass
 
10/4/11
Adjustments to Groundfish Rules to Compliment Aspects of Amendment 16
 
10/4/11
Reminder of Sea Scallop Scoping Meetings: October 4th and 5th, 2011
 
9/29/11
Closure of Atlantic Herring Areas 1B and 3
 
9/29/11
Commercial Tautog Fishery To Close Effective Tuesday, October 4
 
9/29/11
Notice of Designated Days-out in Sea Herring Fishery Management Area 1A: October 1 - October 14 and October 15 - December 31
 
9/26/11
States Schedule Hearings on Atlantic Menhaden Draft Addendum V
 
9/21/11
Marine Fisheries Advisory Commission to Complete Fax Poll by September 29, 2011: Atlantic Sea Herring Days-Out Specifications for Management Area 1A October 1 - October 14 and October 15 - December 31
 
9/20/11
Scoping Meetings Scheduled October 4th and 5th, 2011 - Special Fishery Permit for 2012: State Waters Sea Scallop Dredge Endorsement and Permit Conditions Pertaining to Scallop Dredge Gear and Sea Scallop Trip Limits
 
9/13/11
Atlantic Sea Herring Spawning Closure: Effective September 16, 2011
 
9/9/11
Commercial Scup Possession Limit Increased to 2,000 Pounds Beginning Sunday, September 11, 2011
 
8/29/11
Statewide Shellfish Opening - Except N1-N3, N6, N8-N10 icon
 
8/26/11
Statewide Shellfish Closure as of 12:01 AM, August 28, 2011 pdf icon
 
8/25/11
Open Meeting Notice: Public Market Commission Subcommittee on Fish and Seafood Meeting Date Changed to Wednesday August 31, 2011 at 3:30 PM
 
8/25/11
Clarification on 2011 Spiny Dogfish Closure
 
8/23/11
Revision to Earlier Notice on Spiny Dogfish Closure: 2011/2012 State Waters Commercial Spiny Dogfish Fishery to Close Thursday, September 1, 2011
 
8/23/11
2011/2012 Commercial Spiny Dogfish Fishery to Close Friday, August 26, 2011
 
8/23/11
New England States Schedule Hearings on Northern Shrimp Draft Amendment 2 - Public Comment Accepted Until October 3
 
8/19/11
Public Listening Sessions on Draft Shellfish Planting Guidelines pdf icon
 
8/19/11
Open Meeting for Public Market Commission's Sub-Committee on Fish and Seafood Scheduled for August 29, 2011
 
8/18/11
Commercial Black Sea Bass Fishery To Close Effective Monday, August 22, 2011
 
8/11/11
Public Comment on Winter II Scup Fishery Trip Limit 8,000 LBS Per Trip From November 1 - December 31
 
8/9/11
Commercial Striped Bass Fishery to Close After Wednesday, August 10, 2011
 
8/8/11
Notice of Designated Days-out in Sea Herring Fishery Management Area 1A: August 8 - September 30, 2011.
 
8/5/11
Fall 2011 Trawl Survey Locations icon
 
8/2/11
Marine Fisheries Advisory Commission to Complete Fax Poll by August 4, 2011: Atlantic Sea Herring Days-Out Specifications for Management Area 1A
 
6/29/11
PSP Opening - All Bivalve Shellfish in Nauset System (OC2-OC6) icon
 
6/27/11
Notice of Designated Days-out in Sea Herring Fishery Management Area 1A: June 27 – July 17 and July 18 – September 30, 2011
 
6/24/11
Marine Fisheries Advisory Commission to Complete Fax Poll by June 27, 2011: Atlantic Sea Herring Days-Out Specifications for Management Area 1A June 27 – July 17 and July 18 – September 30, 2011
 
5/31/11
Statewide Free Recreational Fishing Weekend: June 4 & 5 icon
 
5/26/11
Reminder of Upcoming Public Hearings
 
5/25/11
PSP Closure - North Shore (N15-N28, except N26.1)
 
5/25/11
2010 Trap Tags Extended Through June 30, 2011 - 2011 Trap Tags Are Required by July 1
 
5/23/11
PSP Closure - N2 icon
 
5/20/11
Notice of Designated Days-out in Sea Herring Fishery Management Area 1A: June 1 to July 17, 2011
 
5/19/11
PSP Closure - North Shore (N1, N3, and N6-N14) icon
 
5/16/11
Right Whale Advisory Lifted Around Race Point
 
5/13/11
Marine Fisheries Advisory Commission to Complete Fax Poll by May 20, 2011: Atlantic Sea Herring Days-Out Specifications for Management Area 1A June 1 - July 17, 2011
 
5/12/11
Commercial Spring Tautog Fishery to Close Effective Saturday, May 14
 
5/6/11
PSP Closure - All Shellfish in Entire Nauset System (OC2-OC6)
 
5/2/11
PSP Closure - All Shellfish in Nauset Harbor and Town Cove (OC2 and OC4)
 
4/27/11
Notice of Public Hearings: Codify Emergency Regulations and Clarify Certain Sections of the CMR
 
4/21/11
Renewal of Spring and Winter Cod Conservation Zones
 
4/21/11
Announcement of Enrollment Period for Experimental May and June Groundfish Fishery
 
4/21/11
Renewal of Spring and Winter Cod Conservation Zones
 
4/21/11
Update on 2011 Scup, Black Sea Bass, and Fluke Regulations
 
4/21/11
PSP Closure - All Shellfish in Nauset System South (OC3 and a portion of OC2)
 
4/15/11
High Risk Area for Right Whales Around Provincetown
 
4/15/11
MFC Approves 2011 Spiny Dogfish Specifications: Fishery to Open May 1st at 3,000-lbs
 
4/15/11
Rules Governing the 2011 Commercial and Recreational Tautog Fishery
 
4/13/11
States Schedule Hearings on Northern Shrimp Amendment 2 Public Information Document
 
4/6/11
Annual Notice Regarding Horseshoe Crab Rules pdf icon
 
4/6/11
April 7, 2011 Marine Fisheries Advisory Commission Meeting MOVED
 
3/29/11
Notice of 2011 Spring Trawl Survey Tow Locations pdf icon
 
3/11/11
Governor Patrick Submits State's Nominations for New England Fishery Management Council
 
3/11/11
Patrick Administration Letter to NOAA Fisheries Concerning NE Council Nominees pdf icon
 
3/10/11
Period I Summer Flounder (Fluke) Trip Limit to be Lowered to 100 lbs on March 17
 
2/25/11
Notice of MarineFisheries Public Meetings March 15 and March 16, 2011 - Scup, Black Sea Bass, Fluke, and Cod Conservation Zones
 
2/18/11
2010/2011 Northern Shrimp Closure
 
2/15/11
Meeting Announced to Consider Early Closure of Northern Shrimp Fishery Public Invited to February 18 ASMFC Northern Shrimp Section Conference Call
 
2/3/11
Notice of Public Comment Period: 2011 Trip Limits for the Commercial Spiny Dogfish Fishery
 
1/28/11
States Schedule Hearings on Draft Addendum VI to the Tautog FMP Draft Addendum Proposes Measures to Address Illegal Live Market and Prevent Overfishing
 
1/28/11
Applications Sought for New England Fishery Management Council
 
1/6/11
MarineFisheries Announces Conditional Re-Opening of Malibu and Savin Hill Beach Shellfish Flats
 
1/5/11
Notice of ASMFC Atlantic Herring Hearing on the Management of Small Mesh Bottom Trawl Vessels in Area 1A

 


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