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2006 DMF Advisories

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December

12/28/06 2006 Permits Extended Through January 31, 2007 - 2006 Catch Reports due January 31st (PDF 51.13 KB)
12/27/06 Notice of Public Comment Period - Commercial Scup (PDF 52.54 KB)
12/22/06 Applicants Sought for New England Fishery Management Council (PDF 52.29 KB)
12/20/06 Massachusetts Division of Marine Fisheries Changes to Trap Tag Program in 2007 (PDF 24.09 KB)
12/13/06 2006 Period II Spiny Dogfish Landings to End Monday, December 18th (PDF 52.15 KB)
12/07/06 2,000 lb. Landing/Possession Limit Effective for Atlantic Herring 1B Fishery (PDF 65.21 KB)
12/04/06 Reminder of Outer Cape Trap Haul-Out Period & Changes to Fish Pot Specifications & Prohibition on Floating Groundline in Traps and Gillnets Effective January 1st (PDF 53.77 KB)

November

11/29/06 Emergency Action to Maintain Yellowtail Commercial Possession Limit at 250-lbs. per 24-Hour Day Effective December 1st (PDF 52.31 KB)
11/28/06 2006/2007 Northern Shrimp Season Set at 151 Days - December 1st - April 30th (PDF 51.98 KB)
11/20/06 Shellfish Purification Plant Contaminated Harvest Schedule Set (PDF 60.85 KB)
11/16/06 Notice of Public Hearings Scheduled for December 18 & 19, 2006 - State Waters Groundfish (PDF 53.12 KB)
11/14/06 States Schedule Public Hearings on Draft Addendum X - Lobster (PDF 54.81 KB)
11/09/06 Notice of Public Comment Period - Northern Shrimp (PDF 52.35 KB)
11/09/06 2,000-LB. Spiny Dogfish Possession Limit Effective Friday, November 10th (PDF 51.79 KB)
11/09/06 States Schedule Hearings on Tautog Draft Addendum IV (PDF 59.41 KB)
11/09/06 PSP Opening - Portions of Mass Bay now open to Whelk Harvesting (PDF 55.59 KB)
11/08/06 MarineFisheries Seeks Fishermen's Cooperation During Fourth Year (2006/2007) of Gulf of Maine Cod IBS Pilot Study (PDF 66.26 KB)
11/08/06 Clarification on Fall/Winter Cod Restrictions Affecting Recreational and Commercial Fishing in MA Waters of the Gulf of Maine (PDF 179.58 KB)

October

10/26/06 Notice of Public Comment Period - Spiny Dogfish (PDF 51.73 KB)
10/26/06 Commercial Scup Possession Limit Increased to 4,000 lbs. on Friday, October 27, 2006 (PDF 52 KB)
10/24/06 Commonwealth Takes Emergency Actions for the Gulf of Maine Recreational Cod Fishery (PDF 107.46 KB)
10/24/06 Commercial Black Sea Bass Fishery To Close Friday, October 27, 2006 (PDF 51.49 KB)
10/19/06 2,000 LB. Herring Possession Limit in Management Area 1A Effective Saturday, October 21st (PDF 65.18 KB)
10/06/06 PSP Opening - N1 to N7, N21 now open to Surf Clams (PDF 110.02 KB)

September

09/26/06 NOAA Fisheries has Scheduled Additional Meetings for Harbor Porpoise Take Reduction Plan Outreach and Education - 2nd Hearing in MA on November 7th in Duxbury (PDF 54.05 KB)
09/22/06 2006 Period I Spiny Dogfish Landings to End Monday, September 25 (PDF 52.02 KB)
09/20/06 Commercial Scup Possession Limit Increased to 2,000-lbs. on Sunday, September 24, 2006 (PDF 52.17 KB)
09/20/06 Atlantic Sea Herring Spawning Closure Effective Thursday, September 21st Under Zero-Tolerance Possession Limit for Spawn Herring (PDF 100.37 KB)
09/18/06 NOAA Fisheries Service Announces Harbor Porpoise Take Reduction Plan Outreach and Education Meetings (PDF 55.24 KB)
09/14/06 MA to Host Second ASMFC Hearing on Striped Bass Addendum I - MA to Host Hearing in Plymouth on September 21st (PDF 62.53 KB)
09/11/06 Draft Regulations (PDF 31.65 KB)
09/11/06 6,500-LB. Scup Possession Limit Set for 2006 Winter II Fishing Period (PDF 51.72 KB)
09/11/06 Notice of Public Hearing Scheduled for October 20, 2006 (PDF 52.16 KB)
09/05/06 Hearing on Future Interstate Lobster Plan Amendments, Area 2 Trap Transfer Reductions, and Area 2-specific V-notch Possession Rule (PDF 256.75 KB)
09/05/06 ASMFC Releases Draft of Striped Bass Amendment 1 - MA to Host Hearing on September 25th (PDF 68.39 KB)
09/05/06 Commercial Fluke Fishery to Close Thursday, September 7, 2006 - Landings permitted until 8PM on Thursday (PDF 59.53 KB)

August

08/31/06 2,500 Lb Trip Limit for Loligo Squid Effective Saturday, September 2nd - NOAA Fisheries Reports 80% of Quarter III Quota Harvested (PDF 67.27 KB)
08/23/06 Update on Re-opening of a Directed Spiny Dogfish Fishery (PDF 52.44 KB)
08/17/06 Commercial Striped Bass Fishery to Close After Thursday, August 24, 2006 - Catch Reports Due October 15th (PDF 60.51 KB)
08/17/06 DMF's South Shore Field Station Moves to New Bedford (PDF 64.75 KB)
08/17/06 Effective Immediately, MarineFisheries Implements More Conservative Lobster V-Notch Definition in LCMA 2 (PDF 60.99 KB)
08/16/06 Notice of Public Comment Period - Scup (PDF 59.61 KB)
08/10/06 PSP Closure Partially Lifted - New Hampshire to Cape Ann (PDF 108.99 KB)

July

07/31/06 Commercial Black Sea Bass Reopens August 1st (PDF 59.57 KB)
07/25/06 State and Federal Cod Rules in the Gulf of Maine Clarified for Private Recreational Fishermen (PDF 62.09 KB)
07/20/06 PSP Closure Partially Lifted - North Shore (PDF 61.62 KB)
07/20/06 Fall Resource Assessment Survey to Begin September 5 - MarineFisheries Requests Fishermens' Cooperation (PDF 615.07 KB)
07/18/06 Rainfall Closure Partially Lifted - New Hampshire to Essex Bay (PDF 63.39 KB)
07/18/06 PSP Closure Partially Lifted - New Hampshire to Essex Bay (PDF 61.02 KB)
07/14/06 MFC Approves Immediate Closure of Horseshoe Crab Bait Fishery in the Pleasant Bay / Little Pleasant Bay Complex (PDF 194.56 KB)
07/07/06 Rainfall Closure Lifted - Cohasset to Duxbury (PDF 59.35 KB)
07/07/06 PSP Closure Partially Lifted - Cohasset to Duxbury (PDF 61.15 KB)

June

06/30/06 Clarification Regarding Possession of V-Notched Lobsters from LCMAs 2, 3, Outer Cape and the Southeastern Recreational Lobster Area (PDF 62.52 KB)
06/30/06 Update on Declining Toxin Levels in Shellfish For Ipswich, Essex and Gloucester (PDF 61.8 KB)
06/13/06 Massachusetts Marine Fisheries Advisory Commission Approves 3 3/8" Lobster Minimum Size for Commercial Lobstermen Permitted to Fish in Outer Cape Cod (PDF 60 KB)
06/09/06 Clarification Regarding Commercial Fishing for Scup using Hook-and-Line or fish pots during the closed sea bass season: June 13 through July 31, 2006 (PDF 60.02 KB)
06/08/06 Northeast Multispecies Fishery Capacity Reduction Committee to Hold Regional Public Meetings on Developing Federally Funded Groundfish Buyout Program (PDF 72.08 KB)
06/07/06 Rainfall Closure - Cape Cod (PDF 60.49 KB)
06/07/06 Rainfall Closure - Buzzards Bay (PDF 60.45 KB)
06/07/06 Rainfall Closure - Marthas Vineyard (PDF 60.22 KB)
06/07/06 Upper Mystic River Bucket Brigade Far Exceeds Efforts of Last Year's River Herring Transport (PDF 136.47 KB)
06/07/06 Commercial Black Sea Bass Season Closed for the Period June 13 through July 31, 2006 (PDF 59.94 KB)

May

05/26/06 2005 Trap Tags Extended Through June 30, 2006 (PDF 50.93 KB)
05/25/06 Comments on Cotrolled Harvest of Striped Bass in EEZ (PDF 63.06 KB)
05/25/06 Rainfall Closure Lifted - Parts of Massachusetts and Cape Cod Bays (PDF 60.22 KB)
05/24/06 Rainfall Closure Lifted - Parts of Buzzards Bay (PDF 60.47 KB)
05/23/06 Rainfall Closure Lifted - Parts of Buzzards Bay (PDF 60.07 KB)
05/23/06 Rainfall Closure Lifted - Parts of Gosnold and Falmouth (PDF 60.03 KB)
05/23/06 Black Sea Bass Season Extended Through May 31 (PDF 60.45 KB)
05/19/06 Right Whale Aggregation Departs Cape Cod Bay - Advisory Lifted (PDF 54.04 KB)
05/19/06 2,500-LB. Trip Limit for State Loligo Squid Trawl Fishery Effective Tuesday, May 23rd (PDF 52.27 KB)
05/19/06 PSP Closure - Deer Island to Duxbury (PDF 60.94 KB)
05/16/06 PSP Closure - New Hampshire Border to Deer Island (PDF 52.31 KB)
05/15/06 Rainfall Closure - Parts of Gosnold and Falmouth (PDF 51.56 KB)
05/15/06 Rainfall Closure - Hull to Barnstable (PDF 60.32 KB)
05/15/06 MarineFisheries Seeks Volunteers to Help Transport River Herring to the Upper Mystic Lake (PDF 176.32 KB)
05/15/06 Rainfall Closure - Buzzards Bay (PDF 51.72 KB)
05/14/06 Rainfall Closure - New Hampshire Border to Cohasset (PDF 59.9 KB)
05/09/06 Advisory to Mariners - Right Whales Continue to Aggregate in Western Cape Cod Bay (PDF 494.38 KB)
05/08/06 MarineFisheries to Host ASMFC Public Hearing on Coastal Sharks Public Information Document (PDF 80.36 KB)
05/03/06 Update to Saltwater Anglers About Striped Bass Skin Disease (PDF 77.22 KB)

April

04/27/06 2500-Lb Loligo Squid Trip Limit Eliminated For State Trawl Fishery Effective Immediately (PDF 60.34 KB)
04/27/06 PSP Closure - Nauset System (PDF 61.84 KB)
04/25/06 MarineFisheries Advisory to Mariners - Aggregations of Right Whales in Western Cape Cod Bay and Race Point Area (PDF 562.17 KB)
04/21/06 Massachusetts Marine Fisheries Advisory Commission Approves New Regulations (PDF 63.21 KB)
04/21/06 State Loligo Squid Trawl Fishery Set to Open Sunday, April 23 at a 2500-Pound Trip Limit (PDF 60.15 KB)
04/03/06 Commonwealth to Host ASMFC Hearing on Development of Amendments XIV and XV to Summer Flounder, Scup, and Black Sea Bass Interstate Plan - MA Hearing on Thursday, April 20th (PDF 59.25 KB)

March

03/27/06 Spring Resource Assessment Survey to Begin May 8th - MarineFisheries Requests Fishermen's Cooperation (PDF 3.21 MB)
03/20/06 Commonwealth to Host ASMFC Hearing on Draft Addendum VIII to Interstate Lobster Plan - MA Hearing on Wednesday, April 19th (PDF 66.43 KB)
03/13/06 MarineFisheries Announces Conditional Re-Opening of Merrimack River Clam Flats (PDF 60.96 KB)
03/10/06 ASMFC Releases Draft of Horseshoe Crab Addendum IV (PDF 58.89 KB)

February

02/28/06 MA Saltwater Derby Award Ceremony Rescheduled (PDF 59.32 KB)
02/24/06 Notice of Public Hearing Scheduled for March 28 (PDF 71.54 KB)
02/24/06 Advisory to Massachusetts Bay Lobstermen - Habitat Enhancement Construction (PDF 249.37 KB)
02/24/06 MarineFisheries and MFAC Adopt Groundfish Permit Endorsement (PDF 66.4 KB)
02/10/06 600-LB. Spiny Dogfish Possession Limit Set for 2006 Fishing Year (PDF 59.72 KB)
02/10/06 MA Saltwater Derby Award Ceremony Cancelled - Derby Show to be Rescheduled due to Inclement Weather (PDF 59.42 KB)
02/07/06 Map of Areas Nantcuket Sound and Monomoy (PDF 688.28 KB)
02/07/06 PSP Opening - Nantucket Sound and Monomoy (PDF 61.47 KB)

January

01/25/06 Rescheduled Soft Shell Clam Meeting-Informational Meeting Rescheduled for February 2, 2006 on Boston Harbor Soft Shell Clam Contaminated Harvesting (PDF 52.97 KB)
01/13/06 Winter I Commercial Fluke Trip Limit Reduced to 100-lbs Effective Tuesday, January 17th (PDF 60.08 KB)
01/10/06 Informational Meeting on Boston Harbor Soft Shell Clam Contaminated Harvesting Scheduled for February 10 (PDF 52.57 KB)
01/09/06 Reminder on Rules Concerning Summer Flounder, Scup, & Lobster Commercial Fisheries (PDF 61.35 KB)
01/09/06 Notice of Public Hearings Scheduled for February 6 & 7 (PDF 54.26 KB)
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