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2008 Advisories
 
7/23/08
PSP Opening - Bivalve Shellfish from Chatham Harbor North and Salt Pond, Eastham
 
7/21/08
Fall Resource Assessment Trawl Survey to begin September 2 - MarineFisheries Requests Fishermen Cooperation
 
7/14/08
Loligo Squid Trawl Fishery Subject to 2,500-LB Trip Limit Effective July 17th
 
7/11/08
PSP Opening - Bivalve Shellfish from a Portion of Pleasant Bay
 
7/09/08
PSP Opening - Softshell Clams from Greater Boston Harbor
 
7/09/08
PSP Opening - Blue Mussels and Softshell Clams from NH to Manchester
 
7/09/08
NOAA Fisheries Amends Prohibition on Shellfish Harvest From Federal Waters Due to Red Tide - Closure Area Expanded
 
7/05/08
Horseshoe Crab Fishery to Remain Open - Scheduled July 7th Closure Not to Go Into Effect Due to Unmet Quota to Date
 
7/03/08
PSP Opening - Soft-Shelled Clams and Blue Mussels Only in N4, N5, and N9
 
7/02/08
PSP Opening - Bivalve Shellfish from a Portion of the Nauset System
 
7/01/08
PSP Opening - Mussels in Pleasant Bay
 
6/27/08
PSP Opening - Softshell Clams in Essex Bay (N7)
 
6/26/08
PSP Opening - Mussels Only in Nauset System (OC2-OC6)
 
6/26/08
PSP Closure - Surf Clams, Ocean Quahogs, Whole Sea Scallops and Carnivorous Moon Snails from SC47, NS1, NS2, OC1, NT7 and NT8
 
6/20/08
PSP Closure - All Shellfish from Pleasant Bay
 
6/20/08
MarineFisheries Enacts Final Rules for Horseshoe Crab Fishery
 
6/20/08
DMF Prohibits the Taking & Landing of Certain Shellfish From Federal Waters Adjacent to the Commonwealth
 
6/18/08
PSP Closure - Blue Mussels from Pleasant Bay
 
6/16/08
Clarification of Recreational Scup Fishery Limits Aboard Private Vessels
 
6/12/08
PSP Closure - All Areas from NH Border to Sandwich except CCB:42 through CCB:47
 
6/09/08
Reminder of Addendum XI Lobster Rules Going Into Effect July 1st
 
6/02/08
Notice of Public Hearing Scheduled for July 10, 2008 - Atlantic Sea Herring
 
5/30/08
2007 Trap Tags Extended Through June 30 - 2008 Trap Tags Required by July 1
 
5/30/08
Reminder of 2008 Sea Herring Restrictions in Management Area 1A
 
5/30/08
MarineFisheries to Host ASMFC Hearing on Shad Public Information Document
 
5/27/08
Clarification of Buoy Marking Requirements for Non-Commercial Lobster Permit Holders
 
5/23/08
Commercial Black Sea Bass Season Closed for the Period May 29th Through July 31st
 
5/22/08
PSP Closure - All Shellfish from Hull to Sandwich (except CCB:42 through CCB:47)
 
5/21/08
PSP Closure - All Shellfish from N:15 to N:24 and MB:14
 
5/20/08
PSP Closure - Mussels, Surf Clams, Carnivorous Snails and Whole Sea Scallops from a Portion of the Massachusetts South Shore
 
5/19/08
Clarification of Scup Limit Aboard Private Recreational Vessels
 
5/19/08
Spiny Dogfish Shark Forum
 
5/15/08
PSP Closure - All Shellfish from New Hampshire to Gloucester
 
5/14/08
PSP Closure - Shellfish in Nauset System (OC2-OC6)
 
5/09/08
PSP Closure - Shellfish in Nauset System (OC2-OC6)
 
5/07/08

Right Whale Mariner Advisory Lifted - Aggregation Departs Cape Cod Bay

 
5/05/08
Commercial Spring Tautog Fishery To Close Effective Immediately
 
4/30/08

4th Annual "Herring Bucket Brigade"

 
4/28/08
MarineFisheries Seeks Public Assistance to Identify Horseshoe Crab Spawning Beaches
 
4/24/08

PSP Closure - All shellfish from portions of the Nauset system

 
4/14/08
Expanded High Risk Area for Right Whales - Advisory to Mariners Replaces April 11th Notice
 
4/11/08

Aggregation of Right Whales Around Tip of Cape Cod - Advisory to Mariners

 
4/11/08
Revised Proposals for Groundfish Assistance Program Posted
 
4/11/08

2008 Days-Out Specifications in Sea Herring Management Area 1A

 
4/03/08
MFC Approves Regulatory Changes for 2008 - Comm. Black Sea Bass, Scup & Fluke, Rec. Scup, Comm. Monkfish & Hook Gear Control Date
 
4/01/08

MarineFisheries Takes Action to Constrain Growth in 2008 Horseshoe Crab Bait Fishery

 
4/01/08
Notice of Public Hearing Scheduled for May 2, 2008 - Horseshoe Crab
 
3/21/08

Public Meetings on Groundfish Assistance Program - April 1st, 2nd & 3rd

 
3/12/08
Commercial Scup Trip Limit to Drop to 1,000-Lbs. on March 16th
 
3/05/08

MA Schedules Hearings on ASMFC Draft Lobster Addenda

 
3/03/08
Spring Resource Assessment Tows to Begin May 5 - MarineFisheries Requests Fishermen Cooperation
 
2/15/08

Delay in Mailing of Non-Commercial Lobster Permit Renewal

 
2/14/08
Latest DMF News Available Online - Public Hearings Scheduled for February 26th & 27th
 
1/29/08

State Schedules Hearing on Draft FMP for Atlantic Coastal Sharks - February 19, 2008

 
1/28/08
MFC Approves 2008/2009 Spiny Dogfish Specifications
 
1/24/08

30,000-Lb. Commercial Scup Trip Limit Set For 2008 Winter I Fishing Period

 
1/23/08
Applications Sought for New England Fishery Management Council
 
1/18/08

Notice of Public Hearings Scheduled for February 26 & 27, 2008

 
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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