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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

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

November

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

October

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

September

09/27/19: DMF Sets the 2019 Winter II Scup Possession Limit at 27,000 Pounds 
Open PDF file, 141.53 KB,  09/24/19: DMF Implements New Lobster Processing Regulations and Schedules Public Hearing (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 
Open PDF file, 175.75 KB,  09/19/19: Effective September 20, 2019: Commercial Limited Access Menhaden Fishery Trip Limit Increased to 25,000 LBS (English, PDF 175.75 KB)
09/12/19: Sea Herring Management Area 1A Period 3 Fishery to Close on September 15 
Open PDF file, 2.71 MB,  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 (English, PDF 2.71 MB)
Open PDF file, 286.49 KB,  09/10/19: Alcatel Submarine Networks Public Notice to Mariners and Fishermen (English, PDF 286.49 KB)
Open PDF file, 402.74 KB,  09/09/19: Revised Meeting Schedule to Solicit Preliminary Stakeholder and Public Feedback Regarding the Development of the Massachusetts Shellfish Initiative Strategic Plan (English, PDF 402.74 KB)
Open PDF file, 71.99 KB,  09/09/19: Fall Resource Assessment Trawl Survey Update (English, PDF 71.99 KB)
Open PDF file, 134.33 KB,  09/05/19: Commercial Limited Entry Menhaden Trip Limit Reduced to 6,000 Pounds Effective September 6 (English, PDF 134.33 KB)
Open PDF file, 175.82 KB,  09/01/19: 2019 Commercial Black Sea Bass Fishery to Close Effective Wednesday, September 4, 2019 (English, PDF 175.82 KB)

August

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

July

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

June

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

May

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

April

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

March

Open PDF file, 154.5 KB,  03/27/2019: Status of New April Commercial Groundfish Closure and Public Comment Sought to Suspend April 2019 Closure (English, PDF 154.5 KB)
Open PDF file, 129.98 KB,  03/26/19: DMF Seeks Public Comment on Petition to Decrease Ocean Quahog Trip Limit (English, PDF 129.98 KB)
Open PDF file, 134.45 KB,  03/12/19: DMF Codifies Regulation Affecting Shellfish and Mobile Gear Fishing (English, PDF 134.45 KB)
Open PDF file, 189.07 KB,  03/12/19: 2019 Horseshoe Crab Spawning Closure Dates (English, PDF 189.07 KB)
Open PDF file, 150.57 KB,  03/08/19: Seasonal Small Vessel Speed Limit in Cape Cod Bay (English, PDF 150.57 KB)
Open PDF file, 231.76 KB,  03/08/19: DMF to Implement Schedule to Increase Whelk Minimum Chute Gauge Width (English, PDF 231.76 KB)
Open PDF file, 67.01 KB,  03/07/19: Massachusetts Shellfish Initiative Assessment Committee Meeting Notice (English, PDF 67.01 KB)

February

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

January

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

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