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2011 DMF Advisories

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December

12/23/2011: 2011/2012 Northern Shrimp Landing Days Approved (PDF 65.3 KB)

12/20/2011: MFAC to Vote on Northern Shrimp Landing Days for the 2011/2012 Season (PDF 65.41 KB)

12/19/2011: 2011 Commercial Permits Extended Through January 31, 2012 (PDF 67.26 KB)

12/09/2011 DMF to Continue Commercial Fluke Pilot Program for Weekly Trip Limits, Opening December 18 (PDF 69.01 KB)

12/09/2011 Applications sought for ASMFC Advisory Panels (PDF 72.24 KB)

12/05/2011 Public Comment Period of 2011/2012 Northern Shrimp Landing Days (PDF 67.38 KB)

November

11/29/2011: Outer Cape Cod Mandatory Haul-Out Period and the Cape Cod Bay Critical Habitat Rules (PDF 405.32 KB)

11/15/11 Patrick-Murray Administration Renews Request for Disaster Assistance for Massachusetts Fishing Industry (PDF 517.46 KB)

October

10/25/2011 Management Area 1A Atlantic Sea Herring Directed Fishery to Close (DOC 129.5 KB)

10/20/2011 Commercial Scup and Fluke No Fishing Days Lifted (DOC 126 KB)

10/19/2011 MFAC Approves State Waters Sea Scallop Dredge Measures (DOC 132.5 KB)

10/14/2011 Winter II Scup Trip Limit Set at 8,000 lbs (DOC 127.5 KB)

10/4/2011 Adjustment to Groundfish Rules to Compliment Aspects of Amendment 16 (DOC 131.5 KB)

10/4/11 Scallop Scoping Meeting Reminder (DOC 130.5 KB)

September

9/29/11 Closure of Atlantic Herring Areas 1B and 3 (DOC 190 KB)

9/29/11 Commercial Tautog Fishery to Close Effective 10/4 (DOC 129.5 KB)

9/26/11 State Schedule Hearings on Atlantic Menhaden Draft Addendum V (DOC 136.5 KB)

9/20/11 Scallop Scoping Meeting Scheduled (DOC 131 KB)

9/13/11 Atlantic Sea Herring Spawning Closure (DOC 142.5 KB)

Commercial Scup Possession Limit Increased to 2,000 Pounds Beginning Sunday, September 11, 2011 (PDF 67.99 KB)

August

8/29/11 Statewide Shellfish Opening - Except N1-N3, N6, N8-N10 (PDF 54.61 KB)

8/26/11 Statewide Shellfish Closure as of 12:01 AM, August 28, 2011 (PDF 57.66 KB)

8/25/11 Meeting Date Changed for Public Market Commission Subcommittee Open Meeting (DOC 129.5 KB)

8/25/11 Clarification on 2011 Spiny Dogfish Closure (DOC 127.5 KB)

8/23/11 Revision to Earlier Notice on Spiny Dogfish Closure (DOC 129.5 KB)

8/23/11 New England States Schedule Hearings on Northern Shrimp Draft Amendment 2 (DOC 131 KB)

8/19/11 Open Meeting for Public Market Commission's Subcommittee Scheduled (DOC 128 KB)

8/19/11 Shellfish Planting Listening Sessions (PDF 122.21 KB)

8/18/11 Commercial Black Sea Bass Fishery to Close 8/22 (DOC 126.5 KB)

8/11/11 Public Comment on Winter II Scup Trip Limit (DOC 127 KB)

8/9/11 Commercial Striped Bass Fishery to Close 8/10 (DOC 128.5 KB)

08/08/2011 Notice of Designated Days-out in Sea Herring Fishery Management Area 1A: August 8-September 20, 2011 (PDF 95.55 KB)

8/5/11 Fall 2011 Trawl Survey Locations (PDF 514.84 KB)

8/5/11 PSP Opening - N1 through N14 (PDF 86.53 KB)

June

6/29/11 PSP Opening - All Bivalve Shellfish in Nauset System (OC2-OC6) (PDF 114.12 KB)

May

5/31/11 Statewide Free Recreational Fishing Weekend: June 4 & 5 (PDF 60.39 KB)

5/25/11 PSP Closure - North Shore (N15-N28, except N26.1) (PDF 77.78 KB)

5/25/11 PSP Closure - MB1-MB14 (PDF 65.27 KB)

5/23/11 PSP Closure - N2 (PDF 50.18 KB)

5/19/11 PSP Closure - North Shore (N1, N3, and N6-N14) (PDF 49.31 KB)

5/12/11 Commercial Spring Tautog Fishery to Close 5/14 (DOC 126.5 KB)

April

4/21/11 Update on the 2011 Scup, Black Sea Bass, and Fluke Regulations (DOC 160 KB)

4/21/11 Renewal of Spring and Winter Cod Conservation Zone (DOC 251.5 KB)

4/15/11 Rules Governing the 2011 Commercial and Recreational Tautog Fishery (DOC 133 KB)

4/15/11 Rules Governing the Commercial Fisheries for Scup, Black Sea Bass, and Fluke (DOC 142.5 KB)

4/15/11 Rules Governing the Recreational Fisheries for Scup, Black Sea Bass, and Fluke (DOC 135.5 KB)

4/14/11 MFAC Approves 2011 Spiny Dogfish Specifications (DOC 126.5 KB)

04/13/2011 States schedule hearings on Northern Shrimp Amendment 2 (PDF 71.96 KB)

4/6/11 Annual Notice Regarding Horseshoe Crab Rules (PDF 75.15 KB)

March

3/29/11 Notice of 2011 Spring Trawl Survey Tow Locations (PDF 495.24 KB)

3/11/11 Patrick Administration Letter to NOAA Fisheries Concerning NE Council Nominees (PDF 615.42 KB)

3/10/11 Period I Fluke Trip Limit to be Lowered to 100 lbs (DOC 126.5 KB)

February

2/18/11 2010/2011 Northern Shrimp Closure (DOC 124 KB)

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