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2015 DMF Advisories

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December

12/31/15 Emergency Regulations Affecting Commercial and Recreational Pot Gear Fishermen, Open PDF file, 315.63 KB (English, PDF 315.63 KB)
12/31/15 DMF to Host a Series of Meetings to Discuss Issues Affecting the Lobster, Crab and Whelk Fisheries, Open PDF file, 193.3 KB (English, 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, Open PDF file, 66.18 KB (English, PDF 66.18 KB)
12/23/2015 ASMFC Public Hearing on Recreational Fluke & Black Sea Bass Management: January 14, Open PDF file, 122.14 KB (English, PDF 122.14 KB)
12/22/2015 Request for Participants: Test Tows for 2016 Cooperative Sampling Program for Northern Shrimp, Open PDF file, 55.07 KB (English, 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, Open PDF file, 67.34 KB (English, PDF 67.34 KB)
12/21/2015 Declaration to Establish 2016 Winter I Commercial Scup Landing Limits, Open PDF file, 114.65 KB (English, PDF 114.65 KB)
12/15/2015 ASMFC Public Hearing on Atlantic Herring Management , Open PDF file, 90.47 KB (English, 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, Open PDF file, 60.28 KB (English, 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, Open PDF file, 180.7 KB (English, PDF 180.7 KB)

November

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

October

10/29/2015 Atlantic Sea Herring Closure for Management Area 1A, Trimester III, Open PDF file, 259.5 KB (English, PDF 259.5 KB)
10/20/2015 Extension of Atlantic Sea Herring Spawning Closure, Open PDF file, 130.34 KB (English, PDF 130.34 KB)
10/13/15 Commercial Tautog Fishery Closed Effective Wednesday, October 14, 2015, Open PDF file, 60.13 KB (English, PDF 60.13 KB)
10/9/2015 Commercial Fluke Fishery to Reopen on October 12, 2015, Open PDF file, 70.38 KB (English, 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, Open PDF file, 123.43 KB (English, PDF 123.43 KB)
10/01/2015 Announcement of Bin 3 Approval for Federal Groundfish Disaster Aid, Open PDF file, 471.91 KB (English, 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, Open PDF file, 317.16 KB (English, PDF 317.16 KB)
10/01/2015 Massachusetts Division of Marine Fisheries Notice of Public Listening Sessions on Regulatory Review, Open PDF file, 133.93 KB (English, 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, Open PDF file, 63.78 KB (English, PDF 63.78 KB)
09/18/2015 New Leadership at Massachusetts Division of Marine Fisheries, Open PDF file, 63.27 KB (English, PDF 63.27 KB)
09/17/2015 Atlantic Sea Herring Spawning Closure September 21-October 18, Open PDF file, 70.26 KB (English, PDF 70.26 KB)
09/17/2015 Announcement of Experimental Short-Soak Gillnet Fishery for Spiny Dogfish, Open PDF file, 66.5 KB (English, PDF 66.5 KB)
09/16/2015 2015 Commercial Bluefish Fishery to Close Effective September 19, Open PDF file, 60.26 KB (English, PDF 60.26 KB)
09/14/2015 2015 Commercial Summer Flounder Fishery to Close Effective September 17, Open PDF file, 127.67 KB (English, PDF 127.67 KB)
09/10/2015 Declaration to Eliminate Closed Commercial Fishing Days During the May 1 - October 31 Commercial Scup Fishery, Open PDF file, 161.73 KB (English, PDF 161.73 KB)
09/02/2015 Vibrio Closure Until September 10: Katama Bay (V:20), Open PDF file, 95.82 KB (English, PDF 95.82 KB)

August

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

July

07/29/2015 Menhaden Commercial Trip Limit Reduced to 25,000 pounds, Open PDF file, 130.25 KB (English, PDF 130.25 KB)
07/01/2015 REMINDER: Regulations pertaining to the commercial sale of striped bass caught during for-hire trips, Open PDF file, 82.55 KB (English, 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 , Open PDF file, 62.44 KB (English, PDF 62.44 KB)

June

06/25/2015 ASMFC Public Hearings on Draft Jonah Crab Interstate Fishery Management Plan , Open PDF file, 96.25 KB (English, PDF 96.25 KB)
06/17/2015 Proposed Commercial Gulf of Maine Groundfish Closures Written Public Comment Deadline Extended to July 3, Open PDF file, 69.45 KB (English, PDF 69.45 KB)
06/15/2015 2015 Commercial Striped Bass Season, Open PDF file, 72.73 KB (English, PDF 72.73 KB)
06/11/2015 Reminder: New Pot/Trap Gear Configuration Rules Now in Effect, Open PDF file, 235.82 KB (English, PDF 235.82 KB)
06/05/2015 All Waters South of Cape Cod Closed to Small-Mesh Trawling for Squid Effective June 19, Open PDF file, 62.15 KB (English, PDF 62.15 KB)
06/04/2015 New Regulations Affecting Activity Around White Sharks, Open PDF file, 123.61 KB (English, 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, Open PDF file, 275.22 KB (English, 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 , Open PDF file, 264.42 KB (English, PDF 264.42 KB)
05/21/2015 Commercial Spring Tautog Fishery to Close Effective Sunday May 25, 2015, Open PDF file, 72.99 KB (English, PDF 72.99 KB)
05/15/2015 Right Whale Advisory Lifted in Cape Cod Bay, Open PDF file, 59.74 KB (English, PDF 59.74 KB)
05/12/2015 Public Comment: Days Out Schedule for Management Area 1A Atlantic Sea Herring Directed Fishery, Open PDF file, 91.55 KB (English, PDF 91.55 KB)
05/07/2015 Shoreside Business Applications Available for Pre-Qualification of Groundfish Disaster Assistance, Open PDF file, 62.67 KB (English, PDF 62.67 KB)
05/06/2015: Free Saltwater Fishing Days will be July 4 and 5, Open PDF file, 111.42 KB (English, PDF 111.42 KB)
05/04/2015: Update on Right Whale persistence in Cape Cod Bay, Open PDF file, 161.43 KB (English, PDF 161.43 KB)

April

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

March

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

February

2/18/15 Notice to Whelk Harvesters and Dealers: Measuring Gauges, Open PDF file, 1.32 MB (English, PDF 1.32 MB)
2/16/15 February 17, 2015 Marine Fisheries Advisory Commission Business Meeting Cancelled, Open PDF file, 59.23 KB (English, PDF 59.23 KB)
2/13/15 ASMFC Public Hearings on Northern Shrimp , Open PDF file, 64.19 KB (English, PDF 64.19 KB)
2/11/15 February 12, 2015 Marine Fisheries Advisory Commission Business Meeting Rescheduled for February 17, 2015 , Open PDF file, 59.35 KB (English, PDF 59.35 KB)
Applications sought for New England Fishery Management Council, Open PDF file, 69.03 KB (English, 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, Open PDF file, 241.48 KB (English, PDF 241.48 KB)

January

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

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