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2012 DMF Advisories

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December

November

October

2012 Winter II Scup Trip Limit Set At 8,000 lbs, Open PDF file, 116.2 KB (English, PDF 116.2 KB)

September

Announcement for Experimental October Strike-Net Fishery for Spiny Dogfish, Open PDF file, 119.8 KB (English, PDF 119.8 KB)
Lesions on Striped Bass in Massachusetts Waters Are Not Mycobacteriosis, Open PDF file, 136.88 KB (English, PDF 136.88 KB)
Commercial Tautog Fishery to Close Effective Wednesday, October 3, Open PDF file, 138.83 KB (English, PDF 138.83 KB)
Winter Flounder Public Hearing: October 4, Open PDF file, 144.93 KB (English, PDF 144.93 KB)
Massachusetts Division of Marine Fisheries In-Lieu Fee Program Grant Announcement - Request for Responses, Open PDF file, 153.36 KB (English, PDF 153.36 KB)
Atlantic Herring Spawning Closure: September 21 - October 18 2012, Open PDF file, 149.59 KB (English, PDF 149.59 KB)
Northern Shrimp Public Hearing: October 4 2012, Open PDF file, 161.43 KB (English, PDF 161.43 KB)
Public Comment on Winter II Scup Fishery Trip Limit 8,000 lbs Pert Trip From November 1 - December 31 2012, Open PDF file, 117.96 KB (English, PDF 117.96 KB)

August

Reminder of Cape Cod Bay Whiting Area, Fixed Gear Free Zone, and Adjacent Seasonal Groundfish Closures, Open PDF file, 162.96 KB (English, PDF 162.96 KB)
Patrick Cites Urgency In New Appeal For Federal $$$ For Mass. Fishermen, Open PDF file, 124.68 KB (English, PDF 124.68 KB)

July

Occurrence of Skin Lesions on Striped Bass July 2012, Open PDF file, 136.25 KB (English, PDF 136.25 KB)
July 2012 Adjusted Days Out Schedule for the Management Area 1A Atlantic Sea Herring Directed Fishery, Open PDF file, 171.72 KB (English, PDF 171.72 KB)
Summertime Scup Trip Limit Declaration: Trip Limits to Increase to 1,500 lbs on July 11, 2012, Open PDF file, 134.41 KB (English, PDF 134.41 KB)
Lobster Gear Marking Bill 2012, Open PDF file, 117.75 KB (English, PDF 117.75 KB)
Commercial Striped Bass Fishery to Open July 12, 2012 and Massachusetts Prohibits the Use of Yo-Yo Rig Gear, Open PDF file, 135.34 KB (English, PDF 135.34 KB)

June

The Division of Marine Fisheries To Take Public Comment On Increasing the Summer Commercial Scup Trip Limits 2012, Open PDF file, 134.04 KB (English, PDF 134.04 KB)
2012 Vibrio Control Plan Rules Effective June 22, 2012, Open PDF file, 137.86 KB (English, PDF 137.86 KB)

May

Commercial Black Sea Bass Fishery to Close Effective Thursday May 24, 2012, Open PDF file, 132.32 KB (English, PDF 132.32 KB)
Moratorium on the Issuance of Commercial Black Sea Bass Permit Endorsements May 2012, Open PDF file, 118.64 KB (English, PDF 118.64 KB)
2012 Days Out Schedule for the Management Area 1A Atlantic Sea Herring Directed Fishery, Open PDF file, 171.18 KB (English, PDF 171.18 KB)
May 10, 2012 Marine Fisheries Advisory Commission Business Meeting Delayed Until Noon, Open PDF file, 116.98 KB (English, PDF 116.98 KB)
MFAC Reviews 2012 Days Out Schedule for the Management Area 1A Atlantic Sea Herring Directed Fishery, Open PDF file, 171.76 KB (English, PDF 171.76 KB)
Public Meetings Concerning Oyster Fisheries in E. Cape Cod Bay, Open PDF file, 139.88 KB (English, PDF 139.88 KB)
Notice of Public Hearings: Commercial V-Notch Regulations for Southern New England, Annual Amendments to Recreational Black Sea Bass, Scup and Fluke Rules, and Adjustments to the Recreational Minimum Size and Bag Limit for Gulf of Maine Cod, Open PDF file, 144.38 KB (English, PDF 144.38 KB)

April

Commercial Spring Tautog Fishery to Close Effective Tuesday, May 1 2012, Open PDF file, 132.92 KB (English, PDF 132.92 KB)
2012 Loligo Squid Possession Limit: Implementation of Incidental Trip Limit, Open PDF file, 114.73 KB (English, PDF 114.73 KB)
Notice of Public Comment Period: Director's Declaration of Annual Spiny Dogfish Specifications, Open PDF file, 141.75 KB (English, PDF 141.75 KB)
Right Whale Advisory Lifted Around Race Point, Open PDF file, 133.37 KB (English, PDF 133.37 KB)
Marine Fisheries Advisory Commission to Vote on 2012/2013 Commercial Spiny Dogfish Trip Limit Specifications, Open PDF file, 118.01 KB (English, PDF 118.01 KB)
Division of Marine Fisheries Declares a 3,000 LB. Commercial Spiny Dogfish Trip Limit Specification for the 2012/2013 Season, Open PDF file, 135.02 KB (English, PDF 135.02 KB)

March

High Risk Area for Right Whales Around Provincetown, Open PDF file, 162.54 KB (English, PDF 162.54 KB)
2012 Regulations for Recreational Gulf of Maine Cod, Open PDF file, 119.53 KB (English, PDF 119.53 KB)
River Herring Moratorium Renewed, Open PDF file, 116.23 KB (English, PDF 116.23 KB)

February

Atlantic Sea Herring Management Area 1B and 2 Directed Fishery Closures, Open PDF file, 116.71 KB (English, PDF 116.71 KB)
2012 Period I Summer Flounder (Fluke) Trip Limit to be Lowered to 100 lbs on Sunday, February 19, 2012, Open PDF file, 117.67 KB (English, PDF 117.67 KB)

January

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