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December

Open PDF file, 94.16 KB,  12/30/10 30,000-LB. Commercial Scup Trip Limit Set For 2011 Winter I Fishing Period (English, PDF 94.16 KB)
Open PDF file, 91.58 KB,  12/22/10 2010 Commercial Permits Extended Through January 31, 2011 (English, PDF 91.58 KB)
Open PDF file, 163.81 KB,  12/16/10 Notice of NEFMC/MAFMC Scoping Hearings on Monkfish Catch Share Management - January 4, 10, and 11, 2011 (English, PDF 163.81 KB)
Open PDF file, 38.28 KB,  12/15/10 New Program Provides Technical Training and Cash Benefits to Massachusetts Lobstermen (English, PDF 38.28 KB)
Open PDF file, 78.37 KB,  12/08/10 Recreational Saltwater Fishing Permit Public Hearings Scheduled for 12/08 and 12/15 (English, PDF 78.37 KB)

November

Open PDF file, 162.68 KB,  11/30/10 Notice to Holders of Massachusetts Fluke Endorsements and Fluke Dealers: Commercial Summer Flounder Period I Pilot Program for Offshore Winter Fishery (English, PDF 162.68 KB)
Open PDF file, 157.48 KB,  11/24/10 Atlantic Sea Herring Management Area 1A Closure To Be Lifted From November 29, 2010 Through December 2, 2010 (English, PDF 157.48 KB)
Open PDF file, 675 KB,  11/19/10 A Report on Economic and Scientific Conditions in the Massachusetts Multispecies Groundfishery (English, PDF 675 KB)
Open PDF file, 387.25 KB,  11/18/10 Compliance Reminder: Outer Cape Cod Mandatory Haul-Out Period and the Cape Cod Bay Critical Habitat Rules (English, PDF 387.25 KB)
Open PDF file, 93.09 KB,  11/17/10 Atlantic Sea Herring Closure in Management Area 1A, 2,000 LB. Possession Limit In Effect Thursday, November 18th (English, PDF 93.09 KB)
Open PDF file, 240.45 KB,  11/5/10 Recreational Saltwater Fishing Permit - Public Hearings Scheduled For: December 8, 2010 and December 15, 2010 (English, PDF 240.45 KB)
Open PDF file, 93.1 KB,  11/5/10 2010-2011 Northern Shrimp Annual Specifications - Request for Public Comment (English, PDF 93.1 KB)
Open PDF file, 17.22 KB,  11/5/10 Draft Regulations (English, PDF 17.22 KB)

October

Open PDF file, 160.05 KB,  10/15/10 Northern Shrimp Advisory Panel Meeting and Public Hearing Scheduled (English, PDF 160.05 KB)
Open PDF file, 254.04 KB,  10/14/10 Revised Sea Herring 'Days-Out' for Area 1A for October 18 - December 31 (English, PDF 254.04 KB)
Open PDF file, 92.96 KB,  10/6/10 Commercial Tautog Fishery to Close Effective Thursday, October 14th (English, PDF 92.96 KB)
Open PDF file, 157.62 KB,  10/01/10 Commercial Scup Possession Limit Increased to 2,000-lbs and No-Fishing Days Eliminated Beginning Saturday, October 2, 2010 (English, PDF 157.62 KB)

September

Open PDF file, 209.56 KB,  9/22/10 Notice to Holders of State Waters Groundfish Permit Endorsement: Hook Fishing LOA Available for October (English, PDF 209.56 KB)
Open PDF file, 144.52 KB,  9/16/10 Atlantic Sea Herring Spawning Closure Postponed Until October 1 (English, PDF 144.52 KB)
Open PDF file, 93.89 KB,  9/8/10 Notice of Public Comment Period: Winter II Scup (English, PDF 93.89 KB)

August

Open PDF file, 93.95 KB,  8/23/10 Amended Closure To the Commercial Summer Flounder Fishery (English, PDF 93.95 KB)
Open PDF file, 227.01 KB,  8/20/10 Notice of Public Hearings: September 27 and 28, 2010 (English, PDF 227.01 KB)
Open PDF file, 66.67 KB,  8/19/10 Commercial Striped Bass, Summer Flounder, & Spiny Dogfish Fisheries to Close (English, PDF 66.67 KB)
Open PDF file, 67.39 KB,  8/18/10 2009/2010 Commercial Spiny Dogfish Fishery to Close on Monday, August 23, 2010 (English, PDF 67.39 KB)
Open PDF file, 68.91 KB,  8/18/10 Commercial Striped Bass fishery to Close After Sunday, August 21, 2010 (English, PDF 68.91 KB)
Open PDF file, 156.65 KB,  8/12/10 Commercial Black Sea Bass Fishery to Close Effective Monday, August 16 (English, PDF 156.65 KB)
Open PDF file, 200.33 KB,  8/5/10 Sea Herring Days-Out for Area 1A for Late Summer and Fall 2010 (English, PDF 200.33 KB)

July

Open PDF file, 14.45 MB,  7/20/10 Fall Trawl Survey Tows To Begin September 7, 2010 - MarineFisheries Requests Fishermen Cooperation (English, PDF 14.45 MB)
Open PDF file, 160.54 KB,  7/19/10 Summer Period Commercial Black Sea Bass Fishery To Open August 1st At a Reduced Trip Limit: 50 lbs (English, PDF 160.54 KB)
Open PDF file, 214.44 KB,  7/1/10 Extension of Spring Cod Conservation Zone Closure (English, PDF 214.44 KB)
Open PDF file, 160.69 KB,  7/1/10 Notice of Public Comment Period: Black Sea Bass (English, PDF 160.69 KB)

June

Open PDF file, 163.15 KB,  6/29/10 The Division of Marine Fisheries Extends Spring Cod Conservation Zone Closure Until July 21, 2010 (English, PDF 163.15 KB)
Open PDF file, 158.11 KB,  6/29/10 SMAST Launches Bycatch Avoidance System in Nantucket Lightship Scallop Access Areas (English, PDF 158.11 KB)
Open PDF file, 233.75 KB,  6/15/10 States Schedule Hearings on Striped Bass Draft Addendum II - Public Comment Accepted Until October 1 (English, PDF 233.75 KB)
Open PDF file, 35.24 KB,  6/10/10 Bycatch Email Authorization Worksheet (English, PDF 35.24 KB)
Open PDF file, 100.97 KB,  6/10/10 Bycatch Avoidance System Study in Nantucket Lightship Area (English, PDF 100.97 KB)
Open PDF file, 95.93 KB,  The Division of Marine Fisheries Enacts Final Regulations for ASMFC-Managed Species: Black Sea Bass, Scup, Summer Flounder, Coastal Sharks, and Weakfish (English, PDF 95.93 KB)

May

Open PDF file, 203.57 KB,  5/28/10 Notice of Designated Days-Out in Sea Herring Fishery Management Area 1A: June 1 to July 11, 2010 (English, PDF 203.57 KB)
Open PDF file, 159.22 KB,  5/27/10 Presentation on Research and Stock Status of Southern New England Lobster (English, PDF 159.22 KB)
Open PDF file, 93.37 KB,  5/7/10 Northern Shrimp Closure - Effective May 6, 2010 (English, PDF 93.37 KB)

April

Open PDF file, 92.63 KB,  4/29/10 Commercial Spring Tautog Fishery to Close - Effective Monday, May 3rd (English, PDF 92.63 KB)
Open PDF file, 256.3 KB,  4/22/10 Advisory to Mariners - Right Whales Around Martha's Vineyard (English, PDF 256.3 KB)
Open PDF file, 92.95 KB,  4/9/10 MFC Approves 2010 Spiny Dogfish Specifications - Fishery to Open May 1st at 3,000-LBS (English, PDF 92.95 KB)
Open PDF file, 152.52 KB,  4/7/10 66th Annual Northeast Fish and Wildlife Conference (English, PDF 152.52 KB)
Open PDF file, 92.82 KB,  4/2/10 Notice of Public Hearing - May 10, 2010 on Black Sea Bass, Scup, Summer Flounder, Coastal Sharks, and Weakfish (English, PDF 92.82 KB)
Open PDF file, 92.82 KB,  4/2/10 Notice of Rescheduled Public Hearing Scheduled for April 15, 2010 on Changes to Harbor Porpoise Take Reduction Plan (English, PDF 92.82 KB)
Open PDF file, 173.06 KB,  4/2/10 MarineFisheries Enacts Emergency Regulations For Black Sea Bass, Scup, Summer Flounder, and Coastal Sharks (English, PDF 173.06 KB)

March

Open PDF file, 159.77 KB,  3/30/10 Clarification of April Cod Closure Rules in Massachusetts Portion of the Gulf of Maine (English, PDF 159.77 KB)
Open PDF file, 227.52 KB,  3/23/10 MarineFisheries Increases Protection of Mature and Spawning Horseshoe Crabs (English, PDF 227.52 KB)
Open PDF file, 956.24 KB,  3/16/10 Spring Trawl Survey Tows To Begin May 3, 2010 - MarineFisheries Requests Fishermen Cooperation (English, PDF 956.24 KB)
Open PDF file, 227.32 KB,  3/12/10 Notice of Public Comment Period Regarding Spiny Dogfish Trip Limits (English, PDF 227.32 KB)

January

Open PDF file, 157.9 KB,  1/7/10 Commercial Landing of Certain Shark Species Prohibited Until Further Notice (English, PDF 157.9 KB)
Open PDF file, 92.17 KB,  1/4/10 2009 Permits Extended Through January 31, 2010, 2009 Catch Reports Due January 31st (English, PDF 92.17 KB)

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