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2019 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

12/16/19: Notice to Mariners and Fishermen - Alcatel Submarine Networks Geophysical Survey, Open PDF file, 1.55 MB (English, PDF 1.55 MB)
12/9/19: Notice to Fishermen - Public Meetings Scheduled on January North Shore Bottom Survey, Open PDF file, 71.13 KB (English, PDF 71.13 KB)
12/04/19: Public Comment Sought on 2020 Winter I Scup Limits, Open PDF file, 133.78 KB (English, PDF 133.78 KB)

November

11/26/19: 2019 Atlantic Sea Herring Fishery in Management Area 1A to Close, Open PDF file, 168.86 KB (English, PDF 168.86 KB)
11/21/2019: 2020 Period Summer Flounder Management Changes - Trip Limit Increased and Pilot Program Implemented, Open PDF file, 134.95 KB (English, PDF 134.95 KB)
11/13/19: Scoping Meeting to Discuss Management of 2020 Commercial Period II Summer Flounder Fishery, Open PDF file, 137.65 KB (English, PDF 137.65 KB)
11/13/19: For 2020 Commercial Tautog Tagging Program Implemented and Entry Limited to Commercial Fishery Based on Qualifying Criteria, Open PDF file, 150.85 KB (English, PDF 150.85 KB)
11/13/19: Ocean Quahog Dredge Fishery Trip Limit Reduced and New Retail Farmer's Market Permit Category Created, Open PDF file, 136.75 KB (English, PDF 136.75 KB)
11/06/19: Notice to Fishermen - Vineyard Wind Update, Open PDF file, 70.22 KB (English, PDF 70.22 KB)
11/6/19: Public Comment Period - Pilot Scale Aquaculture Project in Fiddlers Cove, Falmouth, MA, Open PDF file, 778.3 KB (English, PDF 778.3 KB)
11/05/19: Alcatel Submarine Networks Public Notice to Mariners and Fishermen - Bottom Sediment Survey, Open DOCX file, 950.62 KB (English, DOCX 950.62 KB)
11/01/19: Annisquam River Maintenance Dredging Project to Begin the Week of November 10, 2019, Open PDF file, 218.68 KB (English, PDF 218.68 KB)

October

10/31/19: Update on Results and Progress of DMF Gulf of Maine Cod Industry-Based Survey & SMAST Video Trawl Survey, Open PDF file, 673.23 KB (English, PDF 673.23 KB)
10/31/19: Period 4 Effort Control Measures for Directed Atlantic Sea Herring Fishery in Management Area 1A, Open PDF file, 174.47 KB (English, PDF 174.47 KB)
10/29/19: Reminder 2019 Commercial Summer Flounder Trip Limit to Increase to 1,000 Pounds & Pilot Program Scheduled to End, Open PDF file, 131.62 KB (English, PDF 131.62 KB)
10/25/19: 2019 Commercial Tautog Fishery to Close Effective Tuesday, October 29, 2019, Open PDF file, 175.67 KB (English, PDF 175.67 KB)
10/15/19: Meeting Schedule and Revised Public Comment Period to Solicit Preliminary Stakeholder and Public Feedback Regarding the Development of the MA Shellfish Initiative Strategic Plan, Open PDF file, 402.15 KB (English, PDF 402.15 KB)
10/11/19: Shellfish Areas Closed by Recent Storm to Reopen Effective Sunday, October 13, 2019, Open PDF file, 170.3 KB (English, PDF 170.3 KB)
10/2/19: EPA Ocean Dredge Disposal Site Public Meeting and Comment Period, Open PDF file, 186.37 KB (English, PDF 186.37 KB)
10/2/19: Notice to Fishermen - Vineyard Wind Updates, Open PDF file, 71.26 KB (English, PDF 71.26 KB)

September

09/27/19: DMF Sets the 2019 Winter II Scup Possession Limit at 27,000 Pounds
09/24/19: DMF Implements New Lobster Processing Regulations and Schedules Public Hearing, Open PDF file, 141.53 KB (English, PDF 141.53 KB)
09/20/19: MA/NH Atlantic Sea Herring Spawning Closure Effective on September, 23, 2019 and Area 1A Days Out Meeting Scheduled
09/20/19: Adjustments to Commercial Fluke Fishing Limits for Remainder of 2019 Season
09/19/19: Effective September 20, 2019: Commercial Limited Access Menhaden Fishery Trip Limit Increased to 25,000 LBS, Open PDF file, 175.75 KB (English, PDF 175.75 KB)
09/12/19: Sea Herring Management Area 1A Period 3 Fishery to Close on September 15
09/10/19: Public Comment Period Notice on Request for an Amendment to a Special Permit for Commercial Kelp Longline Culture in Nantucket Sound off Harwich, MA, Open PDF file, 2.71 MB (English, PDF 2.71 MB)
09/10/19: Alcatel Submarine Networks Public Notice to Mariners and Fishermen, Open PDF file, 286.49 KB (English, PDF 286.49 KB)
09/09/19: Revised Meeting Schedule to Solicit Preliminary Stakeholder and Public Feedback Regarding the Development of the Massachusetts Shellfish Initiative Strategic Plan, Open PDF file, 402.74 KB (English, PDF 402.74 KB)
09/09/19: Fall Resource Assessment Trawl Survey Update, Open PDF file, 71.99 KB (English, PDF 71.99 KB)
09/05/19: Commercial Limited Entry Menhaden Trip Limit Reduced to 6,000 Pounds Effective September 6, Open PDF file, 134.33 KB (English, PDF 134.33 KB)
09/01/19: 2019 Commercial Black Sea Bass Fishery to Close Effective Wednesday, September 4, 2019, Open PDF file, 175.82 KB (English, PDF 175.82 KB)

August

08/30/19: Commercial Bait Fishery for Horseshoe Crabs to Close Effective September 1, Open PDF file, 136.93 KB (English, PDF 136.93 KB)
08/28/19: Labor Day Closed to Commercial Striped Bass Fishing , Open PDF file, 172.53 KB (English, PDF 172.53 KB)
8/28/19: ASMFC Public Hearing on Striped Bass Draft Addendum VI, Open PDF file, 204.95 KB (English, PDF 204.95 KB)
08/26/19: Public Comment Period and Public Meetings Scheduled on Development of the Massachusetts Shellfish Initiative Strategic Plan , Open PDF file, 152.57 KB (English, PDF 152.57 KB)
08/26/19: DMF Initiates Pilot Program to Allow Trawlers to Possess and Land Consecutive Days Trip Limits of Summer Flounder, Open PDF file, 131.54 KB (English, PDF 131.54 KB)
08/26/19: DMF Schedules Additional Public Hearing at Gloucester Office at 6PM on September 10, 2019, Open PDF file, 137.83 KB (English, PDF 137.83 KB)
08/22/19: Public Comment Period on Interstate Management of Spiny Dogfish, Open PDF file, 148.38 KB (English, PDF 148.38 KB)
08/21/19: DMF Obtains Commercial Menhaden Quota Transfer and Re-Opens Commercial Limited Entry Menhaden Fishery at 25,000 Pound Trip Limit on August 22, Open PDF file, 137.53 KB (English, PDF 137.53 KB)
08/16/19: Decisions on Adjusting Commercial Summer Flounder and Striped Bass Limits for 2019, Open PDF file, 139.67 KB (English, PDF 139.67 KB)
08/15/19: Atlantic Herring Management Area 1A Closure for Period 2 and Management Measures Starting September 1, 2019 for Period 3, Open PDF file, 192.77 KB (English, PDF 192.77 KB)
08/15/19: Commercial Limited Access Menhaden Fishery Trip Limit Reduced to 6,000 Pounds, Open PDF file, 133.85 KB (English, PDF 133.85 KB)
08/08/19: DMF to Reduce Commercial Menhaden Trip Limit to 25,000 lbs for Limited Entry Fishery, Open PDF file, 139.44 KB (English, PDF 139.44 KB)
08/15/19: Commercial Limited Entry Menhaden Trip Limit Reduced to 6,000 Pounds, Open PDF file, 133.85 KB (English, PDF 133.85 KB)
08/01/19: NMFS Schedules Massachusetts Public Meetings Concerning Entanglements and Right Whale Conservation, Open PDF file, 494.29 KB (English, PDF 494.29 KB)

July

07/31/19: Public Comment Sought for Proposals to Adjust Commercial Striped Bass and Fluke Limits, Open PDF file, 181.19 KB (English, PDF 181.19 KB)
07/30/19: Notice to Fishermen - Geophysical Survey in Cape Cod Bay, Open PDF file, 70.49 KB (English, PDF 70.49 KB)
07/11/19: Herring Area 1A Fishery Opens July 15, 2019, Open PDF file, 261.94 KB (English, PDF 261.94 KB)
07/10/19: Emergency Regulations Affecting Recreational Gulf of Maine Cod and Haddock and Georges Bank Cod, Open PDF file, 139.76 KB (English, PDF 139.76 KB)

June

06/28/19: July 4th Closed to Commercial Striped Bass Fishing, Open PDF file, 175.51 KB (English, PDF 175.51 KB)
06/07/19: DMF Extends Small Mesh Squid Fishery through June 16th, Open PDF file, 136.54 KB (English, PDF 136.54 KB)
06/07/19: Opening of Growing Areas OC2 - OC6 (Nauset) to Bivalve Shellfish Harvest , Open PDF file, 184.9 KB (English, PDF 184.9 KB)
06/03/19: Notice to Fishermen - Vineyard Wind Conducting Geological Survey, Open PDF file, 70.39 KB (English, PDF 70.39 KB)
06/03/19: Free Saltwater Fishing Days on June 15 & 16, Open PDF file, 176.57 KB (English, PDF 176.57 KB)

May

05/17/19: Area 1A Herring Effort Controls for June 1 - September 30, Open PDF file, 168.49 KB (English, PDF 168.49 KB)
05/16/19: Commercial Menhaden Fishery Permitting Guidelines, Open PDF file, 131.5 KB (English, PDF 131.5 KB)
05/14/19: 2019/2020 Spiny Dogfish Possession and Landing Limits, Open PDF file, 135.93 KB (English, PDF 135.93 KB)
05/10/19: Reminder on Whelk Gauging and Method of Measurement, Open PDF file, 146.28 KB (English, PDF 146.28 KB)
05/10/19: Commercial Scup Trip Limits for Small Mesh Trawlers, Open PDF file, 130.77 KB (English, PDF 130.77 KB)
05/09/19: DMF Rescinds Seasonal Large Whale Trap Gear Closure and Seasonal Speed Limit in Waters Off Cape Cod, Open PDF file, 132.84 KB (English, PDF 132.84 KB)
05/06/19: Seasonal Speed Limit Restriction Extended Through May 14th, Open PDF file, 245.2 KB (English, PDF 245.2 KB)
05/06/19: Seasonal Trap Gear Closure Extended Through May 14th, Open PDF file, 456.96 KB (English, PDF 456.96 KB)

April

04/26/19: DMF Extends Seasonal Large Whale Trap Gear Closure for Areas of Cape Cod Bay and the Outer Cape, Open PDF file, 455.24 KB (English, PDF 455.24 KB)
04/26/19: DMF Extends Seasonal Small Vessel Speed Limit North of Cape Cod, Open PDF file, 244.59 KB (English, PDF 244.59 KB)
04/25/19: New Striped Bass Conservation Regulations, Open PDF file, 189.78 KB (English, PDF 189.78 KB)
04/23/19: NEFMC Listening Sessions on Limiting Entry to Federal For-Hire Groundfish Fishery, Open PDF file, 161.44 KB (English, PDF 161.44 KB)
04/09/19: Area 1A Sea Herring Days Out and Declaration to Fish for June - September, Open PDF file, 199.39 KB (English, PDF 199.39 KB)
04/09/19: 2019 Vp. Control Plan Information and Training Schedule, Open PDF file, 208.75 KB (English, PDF 208.75 KB)
4/2/19: 2019 Recreational Fishing Limits: Black Sea Bass, Scup, and Fluke, Open PDF file, 146.87 KB (English, PDF 146.87 KB)

March

03/27/2019: Status of New April Commercial Groundfish Closure and Public Comment Sought to Suspend April 2019 Closure, Open PDF file, 154.5 KB (English, PDF 154.5 KB)
03/26/19: DMF Seeks Public Comment on Petition to Decrease Ocean Quahog Trip Limit, Open PDF file, 129.98 KB (English, PDF 129.98 KB)
03/12/19: DMF Codifies Regulation Affecting Shellfish and Mobile Gear Fishing, Open PDF file, 134.45 KB (English, PDF 134.45 KB)
03/12/19: 2019 Horseshoe Crab Spawning Closure Dates, Open PDF file, 189.07 KB (English, PDF 189.07 KB)
03/08/19: Seasonal Small Vessel Speed Limit in Cape Cod Bay, Open PDF file, 150.57 KB (English, PDF 150.57 KB)
03/07/19: Massachusetts Shellfish Initiative Assessment Committee Meeting Notice, Open PDF file, 67.01 KB (English, PDF 67.01 KB)

February

02/26/19: ASMFC Public Hearing on Atlantic Herring Management: April 1, 2019, Open PDF file, 137.49 KB (English, PDF 137.49 KB)
02/11/19: Recreational Scup and Black Sea Bass Management Options for Public Input, Open PDF file, 193.45 KB (English, PDF 193.45 KB)

January

01/23/19: DMF News Q3 & Q4 2018 Now Available!, Open PDF file, 203.57 KB (English, PDF 203.57 KB)
01/16/19: Applications Sought for New England Fishery Management Council, Open PDF file, 345.98 KB (English, PDF 345.98 KB)

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