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Commercial Tautog Fishery to Close Saturday October 11th
"The Division of Marine Fisheries (MarineFisheries) has projected that 100% of the Commonwealth’s 2008 commercial tautog quota will be taken by October 10, 2008. Consequently, commercial fishermen are prohibited from landing or possessing tautog effective 0001 hours on Saturday, October 11th...." [October 9, 2008]
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PSP Opening - Bivalve Shellfish from a Portion of the South Shore
"The Division of Marine Fisheries has determined that shellfish, except for carnivorous snails, channeled and knobbed whelks, and moon snails (Lunatia heros) and (Polinices duplicatus), from the below-defined area no longer contains biotoxins (PSP) from the phytoplankton Alexandrium (spp) in excess of established standards...." [October 3, 2008] |
2,000-LB. Commercial Scup Trip Limit Set For 2008 Winter II Fishing Period
"The Division of Marine Fisheries is providing this notice of regulatory measures in effect for the 2008 fishing period for scup..." [October 3, 2008] |
States Schedule Hearings on Draft River Herring Amendment
"Atlantic coastal states have scheduled their hearings to gather public comment on Draft Amendment 2 to the Interstate Fishery Management Plan for River Herring..." [September 29, 2008] |
Sea Herring Days-Out In Management Area 1A During September - November
"At a September 24th meeting of the Massachusetts, New Hampshire, and Maine delegations of the Atlantic States Marine Fisheries Commission’s Atlantic Herring Section, the following measures were agreed upon for the sea herring fishery in Management Area 1A..." [September 26, 2008] |
2008 Commercial Spiny Dogfish Fishery To Close On Monday, September 29th
"The Division of Marine Fisheries (MarineFisheries) has projected that the ASMFC northern states’ 2008/2009 spiny dogfish quota will be harvested by Sunday, September 28th..." [September 25, 2008] |
Notice of Public Hearing - Draft Addenda II & II to the Interstate FMP for Spiny Dogfish
"Atlantic Coastal states have scheduled their hearings to gather public comment on Draft Addenda II & III to the Interstate Fishery Management Plan for Spiny Dogfish..." [September 9, 2008] |
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