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2020 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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April

04/01/20: 2020 Horseshoe Crab Spawning Closure Dates 

March

03/27/20: MFAC Business Meeting Rescheduled to April 1, 2020 at 9AM 
03/23/20: March 25, 2020 Marine Fisheries Advisory Commission Business Meeting Postponed 
03/16/20: DMF Permit Update and Advisory (PDF 165.08 KB)
03/12/20: Cancelled - Tonight's (March 12, 2020) Public Hearing at MA Maritime Academy (PDF 154.09 KB)
03/12/20: March 12th Public Hearing to Continue as Scheduled (PDF 188.92 KB)

February

02/21/20: DMF to Increase 2020 Period I Summer Flounder Trip Limits to 2,000 Pounds Effective February 23, 2020 (PDF 223.38 KB)
02/21/20: DMF to Temporarily Lift the Massachusetts Bay Commercial Groundfish Closure for April 2020 (PDF 188.61 KB)
02/14/20: Public Comment Sought on Proposed Action to Temporarily Lift the State-Waters Groundfish Closure for April 2020 (PDF 280.49 KB)
02/13/20: ASMFC to Hold Public Hearing on Atlantic Herring on March 2, 2020 (PDF 224.99 KB)
02/12/20: Public Comment Sought on Proposed In-Season Increase to 2020 Summer Flounder Period I Commercial Trip Limit (PDF 222.35 KB)
02/07/20: Winter Omnibus Public Hearing (PDF 294.89 KB)

January

01/31/20: Notice to Fishermen - North Shore Geophysical Survey Completed (PDF 346.26 KB)
01/28/20: DMF Schedules Scoping Meetings to Discuss Anticipated Changes to Federal Atlantic Large Whale Take Reduction Plan (PDF 255.98 KB)
1/23/20: Reminder Large Whale Seasonal Trap Gear Closure Effective on February 1 (PDF 474.87 KB)
1/22/20: Reminder - January Marine Fisheries Advisory Commission Meeting Cancelled (PDF 244.88 KB)
01/14/20: Applications Sought for New England Fishery Management Council (PDF 128.29 KB)
01/14/20: Striped Bass License Plates in Production! (PDF 219.25 KB)
01/14/20: Supplemental Scoping Hearing for Bluefish Allocation and Rebuilding Amendment (PDF 149.47 KB)
01/10/20: Opening Notice for Plymouth Harbor (CCB 42.0) (PDF 187.32 KB)
01/08/20: Scoping Hearings for Summer Flounder, Scup, and Black Sea Bass Commercial/Recreational Allocation Amendment (PDF 142.9 KB)
01/08/20: Notice to Fishermen - North Shore Geophysical Survey Scheduled to Begin on January 15, 2020 (PDF 347.1 KB)
01/03/20: 2020 Winter I Scup Limits Set at 50,000 Pounds (PDF 248.22 KB)
01/03/2020: 2020 Recreational Fishing Limits Set for Fluke, Scup, and Black Sea Bass; Bluefish Rules Pending (PDF 132.73 KB)

Contact

Phone

Main (617) 626-1520

Online

Email marine.fish@mass.gov
DMF Staff Directory 

Fax

(617) 626-1509

Address

251 Causeway Street
Suite 400
Boston, MA 02114
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