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December

Open PDF file, 91.79 KB,  12/31/09 Non-Commercial Lobster Permits Extended Through January 31, 2010 (English, PDF 91.79 KB)
Open PDF file, 208.45 KB,  12/30/09 DMF to Host ASMFC Public Hearing On American Lobster Draft Addendum XVI - January 8th (English, PDF 208.45 KB)
Open PDF file, 93.42 KB,  12/15/09 30,000-LB. Commercial Scup Trip Limit Set For 2010 Winter I Fishing Period (English, PDF 93.42 KB)
Open PDF file, 177.73 KB,  12/11/09 MarineFisheries Seeks Public Input On 2010 Commercial Black Sea Bass Rules (English, PDF 177.73 KB)
Open PDF file, 162.73 KB,  12/11/09 Notice of Public Hearing on Horseshoe Crabs - Scheduled for January 19, 2010 (English, PDF 162.73 KB)
Open PDF file, 157.36 KB,  12/4/09 2009 Commercial Scup Fishery Closed Effective Wednesday, December 9th (English, PDF 157.36 KB)

November

Open PDF file, 135.16 KB,  11/24/09 Atlantic Sea Herring Closure in Management Area 1A, 2,000-LB. Possession Limit in Effect Thursday, November 26th (English, PDF 135.16 KB)
Open PDF file, 158.54 KB,  11/19/09 2009/2010 Northern Shrimp Season Set at 180 Days - December 1st - May 29th (English, PDF 158.54 KB)
Open PDF file, 72.22 KB,  11/16/09 Third Landing Day Added to Sea Herring Fishery in Management Area 1A (English, PDF 72.22 KB)
Open PDF file, 221.3 KB,  11/16/09 PSP Opening - Surf Clams in Marblehead (N21) (English, PDF 221.3 KB)
Open PDF file, 351.56 KB,  11/13/09 Outer Cape Cod Mandatory Haul-Out Period and the Cape Cod Bay Critical Habitat Rules (English, PDF 351.56 KB)

October

Open PDF file, 220.28 KB,  10/16/09 MFC Finalizes Winter Flounder Measures for State Permit Holders, Coastal Shark Compliance Measures, Rainbow Smelt Possession Limit & Revised Blue Crab Limits - Surface Gillnet Rules also Confirmed (English, PDF 220.28 KB)

September

Open PDF file, 92.57 KB,  9/29/09 Commercial Tautog Fishery to Close - Effective Wednesday, September 30th (English, PDF 92.57 KB)
Open PDF file, 159.67 KB,  9/23/09 2009/2010 Commercial Spiny Dogfish Fishery to Close Sunday, September 27th (English, PDF 159.67 KB)
Open PDF file, 271.76 KB,  9/22/09 Additional Landings Days Added to September 2009 Sea Herring Fishery in Management Area 1A - Specifications Set for Oct - Dec Period (English, PDF 271.76 KB)
Open PDF file, 27.62 KB,  9/21/09 Reminder of Atlantic Sea Herring Spawning Closure Effective Immediately (English, PDF 27.62 KB)
Open PDF file, 94.03 KB,  9/18/09 Notice of Public Comment Period - Winter II Scup (English, PDF 94.03 KB)
Open PDF file, 226.42 KB,  9/10/09 DMF to Host ASMFC Public Hearings on Proposals to Amend Interstate Plans for American Lobster, Scup & Black Sea Bass, American Shad, and Striped Bass - September 30th, 2009 in Gloucester (English, PDF 226.42 KB)
Open PDF file, 200.4 KB,  9/04/09 September 2009 Days-Out Specification in Herring Management Area 1A (English, PDF 200.4 KB)
Open PDF file, 164.09 KB,  9/03/09 PSP Opening - Hull to Marshfield (English, PDF 164.09 KB)

August

Open PDF file, 158.6 KB,  8/27/09 Last Day of Commercial Scup Fishing Monday, August 31st (English, PDF 158.6 KB)
Open PDF file, 160.32 KB,  8/25/09 Commercial Striped Bass Fishery to Close After Wednesday, August 26, 2009 (English, PDF 160.32 KB)
Open PDF file, 164.56 KB,  8/21/09 PSP Partial Opening - Portions of North Shore (N1-N14) (English, PDF 164.56 KB)
Open PDF file, 213.33 KB,  8/19/09 Fall Spiny Dogfish Limit Confirmed at 2,000-LBS Per Day (English, PDF 213.33 KB)
Open PDF file, 156.56 KB,  8/5/09 Commercial Fluke Fishery To Close Wednesday, August 12th (English, PDF 156.56 KB)
Open PDF file, 93.62 KB,  8/4/09 Loligo Squid Trawl Fishery Subject To 2,500-LB Trip Limit Effective August 6th (English, PDF 93.62 KB)

July

Open PDF file, 320.92 KB,  7/29/09 Fall Trawl Survey Tows to Begin September 8th - MarineFisheries Requests Fishermen Cooperation (English, PDF 320.92 KB)
Open PDF file, 157.2 KB,  7/24/09 Summer Period Commercial Black Sea Bass Fishery To Remain Closed Until Further Notice (English, PDF 157.2 KB)
Open PDF file, 162.65 KB,  7/24/09 MFC Finalizes 2009 Scup, Black Sea Bass and Fluke Measures & Haddock and Witch Flounder Measures (English, PDF 162.65 KB)
Open PDF file, 228.22 KB,  7/17/09 Notice of Public Hearings - August 24th, 25th, & 26th, 2009 (English, PDF 228.22 KB)

June

Open PDF file, 162.83 KB,  6/24/09 PSP Opening - Salt Pond, Eastham (OC6) (English, PDF 162.83 KB)
Open PDF file, 227.78 KB,  6/17/09 PSP Opening - Nauset Estuary (OC2 - OC5) (English, PDF 227.78 KB)
Open PDF file, 176 KB,  6/5/09 Loligo Squid Trawl Fishery Extended Through June 16, 2009 (English, PDF 176 KB)
Open PDF file, 162.07 KB,  6/3/09 PSP Closure - Hull to Scituate (English, PDF 162.07 KB)

May

Open PDF file, 95.43 KB,  5/28/09 PSP Partial Opening - Softshell and Razor Clams (N7 and N9) (English, PDF 95.43 KB)
Open PDF file, 193.13 KB,  5/28/09 Summer/Fall 2009 Days-Out Specifications In Sea Herring Management Area 1A (English, PDF 193.13 KB)
Open PDF file, 163.58 KB,  5/22/09 PSP Closure - North Shore (N1-N28, MB13 and MB14) (English, PDF 163.58 KB)
Open PDF file, 92.78 KB,  5/6/09 Commercial Spring Tautog Fishery to Close Friday, May 8th (English, PDF 92.78 KB)
Open PDF file, 87.51 KB,  5/6/09 PSP Closure - All Shellfish in the Nauset System (OC2-OC6) (English, PDF 87.51 KB)
Open PDF file, 213.47 KB,  5/1/09 Spring Cod Conservation Zone Effective Today (English, PDF 213.47 KB)

April

Open PDF file, 210.49 KB,  4/29/09 18" Minimum Size for Haddock & 1,000-LB. Commercial Limit for Witch Flounder Effective May 1st (English, PDF 210.49 KB)
Open PDF file, 154.74 KB,  4/29/09 Notice of Public Hearing - June 2nd, 2009 (Witch Flounder and Haddock) (English, PDF 154.74 KB)
Open PDF file, 177.55 KB,  4/29/09 Notice of Public Hearing - June 2nd, 2009 (Black Sea Bass, Fluke, Scup) (English, PDF 177.55 KB)
Open PDF file, 161.53 KB,  4/24/09 PSP Closure - All Shellfish in the Nauset System (English, PDF 161.53 KB)
Open PDF file, 158.18 KB,  4/22/09 MFC Approves 2009 Spiny Dogfish Specifications (English, PDF 158.18 KB)
Open PDF file, 161.71 KB,  4/17/09 PSP Closure - Blue Mussels in the Nauset System (English, PDF 161.71 KB)
Open PDF file, 162.54 KB,  4/11/09 Right Whale Advisory Lifted in Western Cape Cod Bay (English, PDF 162.54 KB)
Open PDF file, 154.19 KB,  4/10/09 Notice of Public Hearing - May 11, 2009 (English, PDF 154.19 KB)
Open PDF file, 308.58 KB,  4/7/09 MFC Approves New Commercial and Recreational Measures & Finalizes Bay Scallop Measures (English, PDF 308.58 KB)
Open PDF file, 229.59 KB,  4/3/09 DMF Seeks Input on Proposed Spring Cod Conservation Zone - Public Meeting on April 8th (English, PDF 229.59 KB)
Open PDF file, 196.22 KB,  4/2/09 High Risk Area for Right Whales in Western Cape Cod Bay (English, PDF 196.22 KB)
Open PDF file, 85.99 KB,  4/1/09 Winter Flounder Board Releases Draft Addendum I for Public Comment - MA Hearing on April 23rd (English, PDF 85.99 KB)

March

Open PDF file, 321 KB,  3/23/09 Spring Resource Assessment Tows to Begin May 4th - MarineFisheries Requests Fishermen Cooperation (English, PDF 321 KB)
Open PDF file, 151.51 KB,  3/20/09 Notice of Public Comment Period - Spiny Dogfish (English, PDF 151.51 KB)
Open PDF file, 17.96 KB,  3/19/09 1,000-LB Commercial Scup Trip Limit Effective Immediately (English, PDF 17.96 KB)
Open PDF file, 92.59 KB,  3/6/09 DMF Seeks Input on 2009 Spiny Dogfish Specifications - Public Meeting on March 17th (English, PDF 92.59 KB)

February

Open PDF file, 194.55 KB,  2/27/09 Massachusetts Schedules Hearing on Draft Addendum XIV to Amendment 3 to the Interstate Fishery Management Plan for American Lobster (English, PDF 194.55 KB)
Open PDF file, 223.08 KB,  2/24/09 Notice of Public Hearing - March 23rd, 2009 (English, PDF 223.08 KB)
Open PDF file, 161.51 KB,  2/19/09 Framework 42 Reinstated Except 2:1 Days-At-Sea (DAS) Counting Measures (English, PDF 161.51 KB)
Open PDF file, 93.17 KB,  2/17/09 Notice of March 4th Public Information Meeting on Restoration of River Herring to Great Pond in Braintree, MA (English, PDF 93.17 KB)
Open PDF file, 93.84 KB,  2/10/09 30,000-LB. Commercial Scup Trip Limit Set for 2009 Winter I Fishing Period (English, PDF 93.84 KB)

January

Open PDF file, 147.04 KB,  1/30/09 Fisheries Update (English, PDF 147.04 KB)
Open PDF file, 167.51 KB,  1/6/09 States Schedule Hearings on Atlantic Sea Herring Addendum I - Public Comment Accepted Until January 23, 2009 (English, PDF 167.51 KB)
Open PDF file, 94.11 KB,  1/5/09 Notice of Public Comment Period: Winter I Scup (English, PDF 94.11 KB)

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