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2013 DMF Advisories

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December

12/26/13 NOAA Fisheries Announces Emergency PSP Closure for Whelk Harvesting (PDF 313.16 KB)

November

December 2nd Presentation by SBA and Dept. of Agriculture on Grant Assistance Programs (PDF 241.45 KB)
11/21/13 Notice of Public Hearings Scheduled for December 19, 2013 (PDF 64.02 KB)
11/20/13 Notice: EOEEA Fiscal Year 2015 Budget Hearing (PDF 30.44 KB)

October

10/23/2013 Closure of Atlantic Herring Area 3: October 24 (PDF 105.62 KB)

September

09/20/2013 Commercial tautog fishery to close Thursday, September 26, 2013 (PDF 68.9 KB)
09/13/2013 Commercial striped bass fishery to remain closed (PDF 69.68 KB)
09/09/2013 Announcement for experimental short-soak gillnet fishery for spiny dogfish (PDF 74.25 KB)

August

Notice of Public Hearing and Comment Period To Accept Comments on Recently Enacted Emergency Regulations (PDF 122.12 KB)
08/22/2013 Towed operations of sonar survey completed (PDF 67.48 KB)
08/22/2013 Commercial striped bass fishery to re-open September 01 (PDF 69.74 KB)
08/14/2013 Commercial summer flounder fishery to close Friday, August 23, 2013 (PDF 68.12 KB)
08/05/2013 Commercial striped bass fishery to close Wednesday, August 7, 2013 (PDF 68.55 KB)

July

7/24/13 Fall 2013 Trawl Survey Locations (PDF 792.78 KB)
07/23/2013 Clarification: Sale of striped bass caught during for-hire trips (PDF 76.99 KB)
07/19/2013 NOAA Fisheries to hold public hearings on proposed Vertical Line Rule (PDF 71.27 KB)
07/18/2013 New regulations affecting the commercial harvest of sea scallops in state waters (PDF 69.51 KB)
07/11/2013 2013 Commercial Striped Bass Fishery Set to Open (PDF 71.67 KB)

June

06/27/2013 New Regulations Governing the Harvest of Shad and River Herring (PDF 125.88 KB)
06/27/2013 Regulations Affecting Commercial Menhaden Management: Qhota Management, Trip Limits, and Permitting (PDF 73 KB)
06/27/2013 Notice of Public Hearing and Comment Period to Accept Comments on Recently Enacted Emergency Regulations (PDF 78.54 KB)
06/27/2013 Regulation Changes Affecting Groundfish: Commercial Minimum Sizes, Commercial Monfish Possession Limits, Recreational Haddock Minimum Size, and Recreational Ocean Pout and Windowpane Flounder Prohibition (PDF 75.5 KB)
6/19/13 PSP Opening - Bivalve Shellfish (OC:6) (PDF 78.55 KB)
6/12/13 PSP Opening - Bivalve Shellfish (OC:2-OC:5) (PDF 119.08 KB)
06/10/2013 ASMFC Public Hearing on Lobster: June 26 (PDF 69.77 KB)
06/07/2013 ASMFC Public Hearing on Atlantic herring: July 15 (PDF 71.19 KB)

May

5/28/13 Statewide Free Recreational Fishing Weekend: June 1 & 2 (PDF 117.52 KB)
5/13/13 Notice of Public Hearing and Comment Period to Accept Comments on Recently Enacted Emergency Regulations (PDF 62.43 KB)

April

4/24/13 PSP Closure - All Shellfish in Nauset System (OC:2-OC:6) (PDF 101.65 KB)
04/22/2013 Black Sea Bass Recreational Bag Limit Change (PDF 88.17 KB)
04/12/2013 Revised conditions for closed season for-hire black sea bass fishery (PDF 67.57 KB)
4/12/13 Notice of Public Hearing Scheduled for May 16, 2013 - Striped Bass Management (PDF 62.8 KB)
04/10/2013 2013 Massachusetts recreational black sea bass, fluke, and scup limits approved by ASMFC (PDF 80.26 KB)
04/09/2013 2013 Striped bass commercial quota (PDF 68.89 KB)
04/05/2013 Atlantic Herring Management Area 2 Closure Effective April 7, 2013 (PDF 67.72 KB)

March

3/29/13 April, May, and June Commercial Horseshoe Crab Spawning Closures (PDF 138.7 KB)
03/26/2013 ASMFC Public Hearing on American Eel Managament: April 23 (PDF 71.2 KB)
03/22/2013 ASMFC Public Hearing on Recreational Fluke Management (PDF 69.61 KB)
03/18/2013 Governor Patrick Submits State's Nominations for New England Fishery Management Council (PDF 68.63 KB)
Notice of Public Hearing Scheduled for April 25, 2013 (PDF 143.57 KB)
03/05/2013 Public comment period for smooth dogfish management measures (PDF 69.41 KB)

February

02/27/2013 Public comment period for winter flounder addendum (PDF 69.14 KB)

January

1/14/13 Notice of Public Hearings Scheudled for February 13, 2013 (PDF 77.85 KB)
01/10/2013 Appilcations sought for New England Fishery Management Council (PDF 69.71 KB)
01/10/2013 Applications sought for New England Fishery Management Council (PDF 92.97 KB)
1/3/13 January 17, 2013 Marine Fisheries Advisory Commission Business Meeting (PDF 92.97 KB)
1/2/13 2012 Commerical Permits Extended Through January 14, 2013 (PDF 107.85 KB)
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