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2017 DMF Advisories

DMF Advisories provide official announcements of updates to permits, public hearings, opening & closing of fishing seasons and other important news.

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December

12/29/17: Atlantic Sea Herring Research Set-Aside Program for Management Area 1A, Open PDF file, 127.26 KB (English, PDF 127.26 KB)
12/28/17: ASMFC Public Hearings & Comment Period on Recreational Black Sea Bass, Open PDF file, 147.07 KB (English, PDF 147.07 KB)
12/22/17: Request for Participant: 2018 Northern Shrimp RSA/Cooperative Winter Sampling Program - Massachusetts, Open PDF file, 183.15 KB (English, PDF 183.15 KB)
12/20/17: 2018 Winter I Scup Limits, Open PDF file, 70.26 KB (English, PDF 70.26 KB)
12/19/17: Trimester 3 Landing Days Adjustment for Management Area 1A Sea Herring Fishery, Open PDF file, 135.24 KB (English, PDF 135.24 KB)
12/6/17: 2018 Commercial Permit Renewal Period, Open PDF file, 129.54 KB (English, PDF 129.54 KB)

November

11/9/2017 Public Comment Sought on Winter I Commercial Scup Limits, Open PDF file, 70.13 KB (English, PDF 70.13 KB)

October

10/30/17 2017/2018 Massachusetts Seafood Marketing Grant Program, Open PDF file, 132.53 KB (English, PDF 132.53 KB)
10/27/17: Massachusetts/New Hampshire Sea Herring Spawning Closure Effective October 29, 2017, Open PDF file, 143.25 KB (English, PDF 143.25 KB)
10/17/17: 2017 Commercial Tautog Fishery To Close Effective Thursday, October 19, 2017, Open PDF file, 124.85 KB (English, PDF 124.85 KB)
10/17/17: Eastern Maine Sea Herring Spawning Area Re-Closed Through October 30, 2017, Open PDF file, 119.46 KB (English, PDF 119.46 KB)
10/13/17: 2017 Commercial Tautog Fishery to Reopen on October 15, 2017, Open PDF file, 70.49 KB (English, PDF 70.49 KB)
10/6/17: 2017 Commercial Tautog Fishery Closed Effective Monday, October 9, 2017, Open PDF file, 125.19 KB (English, PDF 125.19 KB)
10/5/17: November Marine Fisheries Advisory Commission Rescheduled, Open PDF file, 98.78 KB (English, PDF 98.78 KB)
10/4/17: Declaration to Establish the 2017 Winter II Scup Trip Limits, Open PDF file, 135.69 KB (English, PDF 135.69 KB)

September

9/29/2017: 2017 Commercial Black Sea Bass Fishery Closed Effective Wednesday, October 4, 2017, Open PDF file, 120.88 KB (English, PDF 120.88 KB)
9/26/2017: Massachusetts/New Hampshire Sea Herring Spawning Closure Effective October 1, 2017 Advisory, Open PDF file, 81.26 KB (English, PDF 81.26 KB)
09/25/2017: Winter II Scup Limits and Public Comment, Open PDF file, 69.57 KB (English, PDF 69.57 KB)
09/18/17: Adjustments to Commercial Black Sea Bass Trip Limits and Open Fishing Days, Open PDF file, 88.25 KB (English, PDF 88.25 KB)
09/18/17: Revised Sea Herring Landing Limits and Days Out , Open PDF file, 125.68 KB (English, PDF 125.68 KB)
09/18/17: Public Scoping Meeting on Mobile Gear Closure Coordinates, Open PDF file, 72.25 KB (English, PDF 72.25 KB)
09/13/17: Commercial Menhaden Trip Limit Reduced to 6,000 Pounds, Open PDF file, 70.45 KB (English, PDF 70.45 KB)
09/07/2017 ASMFC Public Hearings & Comment Period on Menhaden Management, Open PDF file, 133.96 KB (English, PDF 133.96 KB)
09/01/2017 Commercial Striped Bass Fishery Closed Effective September 1, 2017, Open PDF file, 130.13 KB (English, PDF 130.13 KB)

August

8/28/17: Public Hearing on a Commercial Tautog Fishery Control Date and Permitting , Open PDF file, 131.42 KB (English, PDF 131.42 KB)
08/27/17: Surf Clam/Ocean Quahog Dredge Fishery Closure in Western Cape Cod Bay, Open PDF file, 153.31 KB (English, PDF 153.31 KB)
08/27/17: Implementation of a Commercial Tautog Control Date, Open PDF file, 70.04 KB (English, PDF 70.04 KB)
08/11/17: Horseshoe Shoals Kelp Aquaculture Public Hearing and Comment Period, Open PDF file, 69.71 KB (English, PDF 69.71 KB)
08/07/17: Limited Access Commercial Menhaden Trip Limit Reduced to 25,000 lbs, Open PDF file, 70.25 KB (English, PDF 70.25 KB)
08/05/2017 Notice to Fishermen: Deepwater Wind Geophysical Survey, Open PDF file, 118 KB (English, PDF 118 KB)

July

07/31/2017 Notice to Fishermen: Bay State Wind Geophysical Survey, Open PDF file, 120.61 KB (English, PDF 120.61 KB)
7/27/2017: 2017 Recreational GOM Cod and Haddock Limits Enacted , Open PDF file, 81.67 KB (English, PDF 81.67 KB)
07/27/17: Public Hearing Notice for 2017 Recreational GOM Cod and Haddock Limits, Open PDF file, 75.86 KB (English, PDF 75.86 KB)
07/27/2017: Revised Sea Herring Management and Days Out for Area 1A, Open PDF file, 125.43 KB (English, PDF 125.43 KB)
07/26/2017 Notice to Fishermen: Vineyard Wind Geophysical Surveys, Open PDF file, 70.26 KB (English, PDF 70.26 KB)
07/19/2017 Now Available: DMF News for Quarters 1 & 2 of 2017, Open PDF file, 260.49 KB (English, PDF 260.49 KB)
7/17/17 Commercial Fluke Fishery Closure, Open PDF file, 69.54 KB (English, PDF 69.54 KB)
07/11/2017 Notice to Fishermen: Bay State Wind Environmental Monitoring Buoys, Open PDF file, 122.32 KB (English, PDF 122.32 KB)
7/10/17 Sea Herring Management and Days Out for Area 1A, Open PDF file, 125.33 KB (English, PDF 125.33 KB)
07/07/2017 Quota Monitoring Webpage Malfunction, Open PDF file, 126.3 KB (English, PDF 126.3 KB)

June

06/28/2017 Whelk Fishery Management Meeting - July 10, 2017, Open PDF file, 129.48 KB (English, PDF 129.48 KB)
06/16/2017 2017 Commercial Striped Bass Season Opening Date is Monday, June 26, Open PDF file, 134.76 KB (English, PDF 134.76 KB)
06/12/2017 ASMFC Public Hearing on Tautog Management: June 21 , Open PDF file, 174.74 KB (English, PDF 174.74 KB)
06/09/2017 PSP (Red Tide) Opening in Nauset System (OC2-OC5), Open PDF file, 562.13 KB (English, PDF 562.13 KB)
06/07/17 Small Mesh Trawl Squid Fishery to Close, Open PDF file, 70.35 KB (English, PDF 70.35 KB)

May

05/31/2017 Free Saltwater Fishing Days: June 17 & 18, Open PDF file, 127.9 KB (English, PDF 127.9 KB)
05/26/2017 Corrected Advisory: Initial Management Measures for Trimester 2 Atlantic Sea Herring Fishery in Management Area 1A , Open PDF file, 310.53 KB (English, PDF 310.53 KB)
5/18/17 Public Hearing Notice: Commercial Black Sea Bass and Recreational Black Sea Bass and Fluke, Open PDF file, 71.78 KB (English, PDF 71.78 KB)
05/17/2017 Trimester 2 Area 1A Sea Herring Declaration, Open PDF file, 122.35 KB (English, PDF 122.35 KB)
05/10/2017 2017 Vp Control Plan Requirements Affecting Commercial Oyster Harvesters and Primary Buyers, Open PDF file, 130.41 KB (English, PDF 130.41 KB)
05/04/2017 Notice to Fishermen: Bay State Wind Survey, Open PDF file, 112.71 KB (English, PDF 112.71 KB)
05/04/2017 Trap Gear Closure Lifted; Right Whales Leaving Cape Cod Bay, Open PDF file, 123.98 KB (English, PDF 123.98 KB)
5/3/17 PSP (Red Tide) Closure in Nauset Estuary (OC2-OC6), Open PDF file, 478.31 KB (English, PDF 478.31 KB)
5/3/17 Update on 2017 Recreational Fishing Limits for Gulf of Maine Cod and Haddock, Open PDF file, 78.33 KB (English, PDF 78.33 KB)
5/3/17 2017 Recreational Black Sea Bass and Fluke Limits, Open PDF file, 74.4 KB (English, PDF 74.4 KB)

April

04/26/2017 Division of Marine Fisheries Extends Trap Fishing Gear Closure in Cape Cod Bay, Open PDF file, 382.63 KB (English, PDF 382.63 KB)
4/25/17 2017 Commercial Spiny Dogfish Trip Limit Set at 6,000 lbs, Open PDF file, 68.72 KB (English, PDF 68.72 KB)
4/18/17 Public Comment on 2017/2018 Spiny Dogfish Trip Limit Specifications, Open PDF file, 70.18 KB (English, PDF 70.18 KB)
4/14/17 2017 Whiting Summertime Small Mesh Exempted Fishery Program Application, Open PDF file, 95.53 KB (English, PDF 95.53 KB)
4/11/17 2017 Horseshoe Crab Lunar Spawning Closure Dates , Open PDF file, 94.85 KB (English, PDF 94.85 KB)
04/11/2017 Reminder: 2017 Commercial Tautog Fishery to Open September 1 – No Spring Season, Open PDF file, 59.35 KB (English, PDF 59.35 KB)

March

3/28/17 Fish Pot and Conch Pot Fishing Closure in Cape Poge Bay Extended for 2017, Open PDF file, 135.68 KB (English, PDF 135.68 KB)
3/28/17 Commercial Black Sea Bass Limits and Scoping Meeting, Open PDF file, 88.15 KB (English, PDF 88.15 KB)
03/24/2017 New Marine Fishery Rules in Effect for 2017, Open PDF file, 163.29 KB (English, PDF 163.29 KB)
03/23/2017 Public Meetings Scheduled to Solicit Industry Feedback and Provide Information on the Draft 2017 Vibrio Parahaemolyticus Control Plan for Oysters, Open PDF file, 121.12 KB (English, PDF 121.12 KB)
03/02/2017 ASMFC Public Hearing on Commercial Scup Managment: March 23, 2017 , Open PDF file, 83.28 KB (English, PDF 83.28 KB)
03/02/2017 Now Available: DMF NEWS for Quarters 3 & 4 of 2016, Open PDF file, 292.71 KB (English, PDF 292.71 KB)
03/01/2017 Notice to Fishermen: Office of Naval Research Acoustics Experiment In Offshore Southern New England Waters, Open PDF file, 70.53 KB (English, PDF 70.53 KB)
03/01/2017 Public Meeting on Nantucket Scheduled to Discuss Mobile Gear Fishing Petition, Open PDF file, 70.01 KB (English, PDF 70.01 KB)
03/01/2017 Effective March 3rd 2017 Period 1 Commercial Fluke Trip Limits Reduced to 100 Pounds, Open PDF file, 133.36 KB (English, PDF 133.36 KB)

February

02/27/2017 Reminder: State Water Sea Scallop Trip Limit and Shucking in Sate Waters by Federal Permit Holders, Open PDF file, 122.52 KB (English, PDF 122.52 KB)
02/27/2017 ASMFC Public Hearing on American Lobster Management: March 23, 2017, Open PDF file, 179.63 KB (English, PDF 179.63 KB)
02/11/2017 February 13, 2017 DMF Public Hearing on Nantucket is Cancelled, Open PDF file, 127.34 KB (English, PDF 127.34 KB)
02/10/2017 ASMFC Public Hearing on Atlantic Herring Management, Open PDF file, 105 KB (English, PDF 105 KB)
02/08/2017 February Marine Fisheries Advisory Commission Rescheduled, Open PDF file, 125.43 KB (English, PDF 125.43 KB)
02/07/2017 February 9, 2017 Marine Fisheries Advisory Commission Business Meeting Cancelled, Open PDF file, 121.18 KB (English, PDF 121.18 KB)

January

01/25/2017 Large Whale Seasonal Trap Gear Closure, Open PDF file, 156.7 KB (English, PDF 156.7 KB)
01/19/2017 Applications Sought for New England Fishery Management Council, Open PDF file, 330.27 KB (English, PDF 330.27 KB)
01/13/2017 Public Hearing Notice: Four Public Hearings Scheduled to Address Numerous Fishery Proposals, Open PDF file, 91.37 KB (English, PDF 91.37 KB)
01/05/2017 DMF to Host Offshore Lobster Team Meeting, Open PDF file, 70.78 KB (English, PDF 70.78 KB)

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