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2015 DMF Advisories

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December

12/31/15 Emergency Regulations Affecting Commercial and Recreational Pot Gear Fishermen (PDF 315.63 KB)
12/31/15 DMF to Host a Series of Meetings to Discuss Issues Affecting the Lobster, Crab and Whelk Fisheries (PDF 193.3 KB)
12/30/2015 Notice of Public Hearings and Public Comment Period: Rules Affecting the Commercial and Recreational Lobster and Pot Fisheries (PDF 66.18 KB)
12/23/2015 ASMFC Public Hearing on Recreational Fluke & Black Sea Bass Management: January 14 (PDF 122.14 KB)
12/22/2015 Request for Participants: Test Tows for 2016 Cooperative Sampling Program for Northern Shrimp (PDF 55.07 KB)
12/21/2015 2016 Winter Fluke Pilot Program for Weekly Landing Limits To Open on February 1, 2016 With a 1,000 LB Weekly Limit (PDF 67.34 KB)
12/21/2015 Declaration to Establish 2016 Winter I Commercial Scup Landing Limits (PDF 114.65 KB)
12/15/2015 ASMFC Public Hearing on Atlantic Herring Management (PDF 90.47 KB)
12/07/2015 Forum on For-Hire Recreational Fisheries To Improve Fishery Monitoring and Angler Compliance in the For-Hire Recreational Fishery (PDF 60.28 KB)
12/03/2015 Public Meetings Scheduled to Solicit Industry Feedback Prior to the Development of the 2016 Vibrio Parahaemolyticus Control Plan for Oysters (PDF 180.7 KB)

November

11/25/15 New Regulations Affecting the Commonwealth's Commercial and Recreational Groundfish Fisheries in the Gulf of Maine (PDF 360.37 KB)
11/23/2015 Public Comment Sought on 2016 Winter I Commercial Scup Limits (PDF 170.85 KB)
11/09/2015 Atlantic Sea Herring Research Set-Aside Project Being Conducted in Management Area 1A (PDF 119.78 KB)
11/09/2015 Marine Fisheries Advisory Commission Business Meeting Cancelled (PDF 59.34 KB)

October

10/29/2015 Atlantic Sea Herring Closure for Management Area 1A, Trimester III (PDF 259.5 KB)
10/20/2015 Extension of Atlantic Sea Herring Spawning Closure (PDF 130.34 KB)
10/13/15 Commercial Tautog Fishery Closed Effective Wednesday, October 14, 2015 (PDF 60.13 KB)
10/9/2015 Commercial Fluke Fishery to Reopen on October 12, 2015 (PDF 70.38 KB)
10/9/2015 Declaration to Increase Commercial Scup Trip Limits for Draggers Throughout Remainder of October 2015 and Establish 2015 Winter II Scup Trip Limits (PDF 123.43 KB)
10/01/2015 Announcement of Bin 3 Approval for Federal Groundfish Disaster Aid (PDF 471.91 KB)
10/01/2015 Trimester 3 (October 1 December 31) Days-Out Schedule for the Management Area 1A Atlantic Sea Herring Directed Fishery (PDF 317.16 KB)
10/01/2015 Massachusetts Division of Marine Fisheries Notice of Public Listening Sessions on Regulatory Review (PDF 133.93 KB)

September

09/23/2015 Public Comment Sought on Specifications Affecting Commercial Scup Possession and Landing Limits During the Summer and Winter II Periods (PDF 63.78 KB)
09/18/2015 New Leadership at Massachusetts Division of Marine Fisheries (PDF 63.27 KB)
09/17/2015 Atlantic Sea Herring Spawning Closure September 21-October 18 (PDF 70.26 KB)
09/17/2015 Announcement of Experimental Short-Soak Gillnet Fishery for Spiny Dogfish (PDF 66.5 KB)
09/16/2015 2015 Commercial Bluefish Fishery to Close Effective September 19 (PDF 60.26 KB)
09/14/2015 2015 Commercial Summer Flounder Fishery to Close Effective September 17 (PDF 127.67 KB)
09/10/2015 Declaration to Eliminate Closed Commercial Fishing Days During the May 1 - October 31 Commercial Scup Fishery (PDF 161.73 KB)
09/02/2015 Vibrio Closure Until September 10: Katama Bay (V:20) (PDF 95.82 KB)

August

08/31/2015 2015 Commercial Black Sea Bass Fishery Closed Effective September 3, 2015 (PDF 126.06 KB)
08/27/2015 Public Comment Sought On Specifications To: Eliminate Closed Fishing Days in the Commercial Scup Fishery (PDF 72.22 KB)
08/27/2015 2015 Trimester II Atlantic Sea Herring Closure for Management Area 1A (PDF 128.1 KB)
Notice of ASMFC Public Hearing: Tautog, September 29 (PDF 71.11 KB)
08/21/2015 2015 Commercial Striped Bass Fishery Closed Effective August 21, 2015 (PDF 133.4 KB)

July

07/29/2015 Menhaden Commercial Trip Limit Reduced to 25,000 pounds (PDF 130.25 KB)
07/14/2015 Public Meetings Scheduled: Bin 3 Groundfish Disaster Aid (PDF 139.07 KB)
07/01/2015 REMINDER: Regulations pertaining to the commercial sale of striped bass caught during for-hire trips (PDF 82.55 KB)
07/01/2015 Notice of Public Hearings and Public Comment Period: Emergency Regulations Requiring a White Shark Special Permit to Conduct Certain Activities around White Sharks (PDF 62.44 KB)

June

06/25/2015 ASMFC Public Hearings on Draft Jonah Crab Interstate Fishery Management Plan (PDF 96.25 KB)
06/17/2015 Proposed Commercial Gulf of Maine Groundfish Closures Written Public Comment Deadline Extended to July 3 (PDF 69.45 KB)
06/15/2015 2015 Commercial Striped Bass Season (PDF 72.73 KB)
06/11/2015 Reminder: New Pot/Trap Gear Configuration Rules Now in Effect (PDF 235.82 KB)
06/05/2015 All Waters South of Cape Cod Closed to Small-Mesh Trawling for Squid Effective June 19 (PDF 62.15 KB)
06/04/2015 New Regulations Affecting Activity Around White Sharks (PDF 123.61 KB)
06/04/2015 2015 Days-Out Schedule for Trimester 2 (June 1 - September 30) Management Area 1A Atlantic Sea Herring Directed Fishery (PDF 275.22 KB)

May

05/27/2015 Update on May 28, 2015 Public Hearing DMF_s Proposal to Adjust Commercial Gulf of Maine Groundfish Closures (PDF 264.42 KB)
05/21/2015 Commercial Spring Tautog Fishery to Close Effective Sunday May 25, 2015 (PDF 72.99 KB)
05/15/2015 Right Whale Advisory Lifted in Cape Cod Bay (PDF 59.74 KB)
05/12/2015 Public Comment: Days Out Schedule for Management Area 1A Atlantic Sea Herring Directed Fishery (PDF 91.55 KB)
05/07/2015 Shoreside Business Applications Available for Pre-Qualification of Groundfish Disaster Assistance (PDF 62.67 KB)
05/06/2015: Free Saltwater Fishing Days will be July 4 and 5 (PDF 111.42 KB)
05/04/2015: Update on Right Whale persistence in Cape Cod Bay (PDF 161.43 KB)

April

04/30/2015: Gulf of Maine Haddock Recreational Rule Clarification (PDF 75.36 KB)
04/30/2015 2015/2016 Commercial Spiny Dogfish Limit: 5,000 Pounds Per Trip, Effective May 1 (PDF 60.04 KB)
04/29/2015 Advisory to Mariners: High Risk Area for Right Whales in Western Cape Cod Bay (PDF 461.13 KB)
04/29/2015 May 14, 2015 Marine Fisheries Advisory Commission Business Meeting Cancelled (PDF 59.22 KB)
04/27/2015 Notice of Public Hearings and Public Comment Period Gulf of Maine Cod and Haddock and Recreational Black Sea Bass (PDF 64.18 KB)
04/24/2015 New Commercial Striped Bass Rule to Prevent Stockpiling (PDF 103.45 KB)
04/17/2015 2015 Commercial Fluke Fishery Period 1 to Close on April 22 and Period 2 to Open on April 23 (PDF 64.63 KB)
04/15/2015 Recreational Gulf of Maine Cod Fishery Closed and Commercial Gulf of Maine Cod Trip Limit Reduced to 200 Pounds (PDF 66.73 KB)
04/15/2015 Commercial Tautog Spring Fishery to Open Effective Thursday, April 16, 2015 (PDF 60.14 KB)
04/15/2015 Notice of Public Comment Period: 2015/2016 Annual Spiny Dogfish Trip Limit Specifications (PDF 60.13 KB)
04/15/2015 Pilot Program: Summertime Weekly Aggregate Scup Trip Limits for Draggers (PDF 67.76 KB)
04/14/2015 Elver Poaching Fines Increased (PDF 108.15 KB)
04/10/2015: Recreational Striped Bass: 1 fish at 28" (PDF 72.19 KB)
04/08/2015 Public meetings scheduled to announce the 2015 Vibrio Control Plan for Oysters (PDF 114.73 KB)
4/1/15 2015 Horseshoe Crab Spawning Closure Dates (PDF 67.21 KB)

March

3/24/15 Shellfish Advisory Panel Agenda - March 26, 2015 (PDF 21.04 KB)
3/18/15 2015 Recreational Regulations for Black Sea Bass, Fluke, and Scup (PDF 73.76 KB)
3/17/15 Revised Notice: Vibrio Management Public Hearings and Public Comment Period (PDF 62.76 KB)
03/11/2015 Upcoming Rules Affecting Pots Fished as Singles (PDF 155.84 KB)
New Regulations Affecting Recreational V-Notch Standards, American Eel Limits and Other Changes (PDF 140.6 KB)

February

2/18/15 Notice to Whelk Harvesters and Dealers: Measuring Gauges (PDF 1.32 MB)
2/16/15 February 17, 2015 Marine Fisheries Advisory Commission Business Meeting Cancelled (PDF 59.23 KB)
2/13/15 ASMFC Public Hearings on Northern Shrimp (PDF 64.19 KB)
2/11/15 February 12, 2015 Marine Fisheries Advisory Commission Business Meeting Rescheduled for February 17, 2015 (PDF 59.35 KB)
Applications sought for New England Fishery Management Council (PDF 69.03 KB)
2/4/15 Shellfish Opening of Conditionally Restricted Areas: N2.1, N2.2, N26.1, N26.4, N26.7, and Boston Harbor (PDF 241.48 KB)

January

1/30/15 Shellfish Opening: NT2 - NT5 (PDF 63.46 KB)
1/29/15 Shellfish Opening: N5, N10, and N12 (PDF 84.84 KB)
1/29/15 Shellfish Opening: N21.2 (PDF 77.57 KB)
1/29/15 Limited Statewide Shellfish Opening (PDF 55.12 KB)
1/26/15 Statewide Shellfish Harvesting Closure (PDF 61.14 KB)
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