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2022 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

12/29/22: Update on Commercial, Dealer, and Special Permit Renewal Applications, Open PDF file, 157.76 KB (English, PDF 157.76 KB)
12/21/22: DMF to Increase 2023 Period I Summer Flounder Trip Limit and Renew Multi-State Pilot Program, Open PDF file, 258.47 KB (English, PDF 258.47 KB)
12/16/22: Stakeholder Meeting to Address 2023 Management of Commercial Menhaden Fishery , Open PDF file, 241.77 KB (English, PDF 241.77 KB)
12/1/22: 2022 Commercial, Dealer, and Special Permits Extended Through February 28, 2023, Open PDF file, 223.5 KB (English, PDF 223.5 KB)

November

11/29/22: Public Comment Sought on Proposed Increase to 2023 Summer Flounder Period I Commercial Trip Limit, Open PDF file, 248.83 KB (English, PDF 248.83 KB)
11/28/22: ASMFC Public Hearings on Striped Bass Draft Addendum I, Open PDF file, 359.18 KB (English, PDF 359.18 KB)
11/22/22: Stakeholder Meetings Scheduled to Address 2023 Management of Commercial Summer Flounder and Horseshoe Crab Fisheries, Open PDF file, 253.2 KB (English, PDF 253.2 KB)
11/21/22: November Marine Fisheries Advisory Commission Meeting Moved to Virtual Format, Open PDF file, 250.6 KB (English, PDF 250.6 KB)
11/7/22: Closure of 2022 Atlantic Sea Herring Fishery in Area 1A, Open PDF file, 289.92 KB (English, PDF 289.92 KB)

October

10/31/22: Directed Fishery for Atlantic Sea Herring in Area 1A to Open with Four Landings Days on November 6, Open PDF file, 317.34 KB (English, PDF 317.34 KB)
10/28/22: Commercial Tautog Fishery to Close Effective Monday, October 31, 2022, Open PDF file, 197.94 KB (English, PDF 197.94 KB)
10/20/22: Reminder - Recreational Lobster and Crab Trap Fishery to Close on November 1, Open PDF file, 241.34 KB (English, PDF 241.34 KB)
10/6/2022: Commercial Scup Possession Limit for Winter Periods, Open PDF file, 244.85 KB (English, PDF 244.85 KB)

September

09/30/2022: Update on Amendments to Federal Atlantic Large Whale Take Reduction Plan
09/27/22: NOAA Fisheries Proposed Vessel Speed Limit Rule to Protect Right Whales
09/22/22: DMF to Increase Commercial Summer Flounder Limits for October 1
9/21/22: Pilot Program for Commercial Black Sea Bass Pot Fishery, Open PDF file, 226.74 KB (English, PDF 226.74 KB)
9/19/22: Atlantic Herring Spawning Closures in Effect Starting September 23, 2022 & Days Out Measures for Season 2 of the 2022 Atlantic Herring Area 1A Fishery , Open PDF file, 354.48 KB (English, PDF 354.48 KB)
09/15/22: Cape Cod Bay Hypoxia (low oxygen) Conditions Detected, Open PDF file, 571.52 KB (English, PDF 571.52 KB)
9/13/22: Reminder: Commercial Black Sea Bass Limits to Increase on September 15, Open PDF file, 241.82 KB (English, PDF 241.82 KB)
9/6/22: Industry Scoping Meeting for 2023 Menhaden Management, Open PDF file, 250.63 KB (English, PDF 250.63 KB)
09/02/22: Reminder on Bluefish Possession Limits, Open PDF file, 230.28 KB (English, PDF 230.28 KB)

August

8/31/22: Commercial Summer Flounder Limits to Increase on September 1
8/30/22: Emergency Regulations Enacted to Amend Recreational Gulf of Maine Cod and Haddock Limits
8/30/22: Upcoming Atlantic Herring Days Out Meeting, Open PDF file, 195.42 KB (English, PDF 195.42 KB)
8/29/22: Public Comment Sought on Proposed Increase to 2022 Summer Flounder Commercial Trip Limit During October - December , Open PDF file, 245.83 KB (English, PDF 245.83 KB)
8/29/22: States Schedule Public Hearings on Atlantic Menhaden Draft Addendum I, Open PDF file, 303.09 KB (English, PDF 303.09 KB)
08/22/22: DMF’s Annual Fall Trawl Survey to Begin September 6th, 2022, Open PDF file, 217.61 KB (English, PDF 217.61 KB)
08/05/22: 2022 Commercial Striped Bass Fishery Closed
08/01/22: 2022 Season I Commercial Atlantic Sea Herring Fishery in Management Area 1A to Close, Open PDF file, 195.49 KB (English, PDF 195.49 KB)

July

07/27/22: Quota Managed Commercial Menhaden Fishery to Close Effective Thursday, July 28, 2022, Open PDF file, 201.74 KB (English, PDF 201.74 KB)
07/25/22: Extreme Caution Urged Near Feeding Whales, Open PDF file, 239.74 KB (English, PDF 239.74 KB)
7/14/22: Emergency Regulations Affecting Recreational Georges Bank Cod Limits - Fishery Will Close July 15 – July 31, Open PDF file, 244.33 KB (English, PDF 244.33 KB)
07/07/21: Episodic Event Set Aside Fishery for Menhaden to Close July 8 and Quota Managed Fishery to Reopen on July 11

June

06/22/22: Commercial Menhaden Fishery Approved to Access Episodic Event Set Aside Quota, Open PDF file, 199.69 KB (English, PDF 199.69 KB)
06/20/22: Limited Access Commercial Menhaden Fishery Closure Effective Tuesday, June 21, 2022, Open PDF file, 230.93 KB (English, PDF 230.93 KB)
6/15/22: Free Saltwater Fishing Days: June 18th and 19th, Open PDF file, 292.91 KB (English, PDF 292.91 KB)
6/14/22: Limited Access Menhaden Trip Limit Reduced to 25,000 Pounds Effective Wednesday, June 15, Open PDF file, 233.95 KB (English, PDF 233.95 KB)
06/14/22: Commercial Striped Bass Fishery to Open on June 20, Open PDF file, 202.55 KB (English, PDF 202.55 KB)
06/07/22: DMF to Extend 2022 Small Mesh Trawl Squid Fishery Through June 15

May

05/18/22: Limited Entry Menhaden Fishery Carrier Vessel Declaration, Open PDF file, 142.61 KB (English, PDF 142.61 KB)
05/15/22: Commercial Trap Gear Fishery to Open and Small Vessel Speed Effective Monday, May 16thLimit to Expire , Open PDF file, 196.94 KB (English, PDF 196.94 KB)
05/14/22: Saturday May 14th Update on DMF's Monitoring for Right Whales in Coastal Waters, Open PDF file, 142.74 KB (English, PDF 142.74 KB)
5/13/22: Update on DMF's Monitoring for Right Whales in Coastal Waters, Open PDF file, 224.69 KB (English, PDF 224.69 KB)
5/13/22: Applicants Sought for ASMFC Advisory Panels, Open PDF file, 256.13 KB (English, PDF 256.13 KB)
05/09/22: DMF Monitoring Presence of Right Whales in Coastal Waters, Open PDF file, 335.45 KB (English, PDF 335.45 KB)
05/02/22: Atlantic Sea Herring Days Out measures Set for Season 1 in Management Area 1A
05/02/22: DMF to Increase Spiny Dogfish Trip Limit
05/02/22: DMF Adopts June 1 Start Date for Limited Entry Commercial Menhaden Fishery
05/02/22: DMF Updates Control Date for Commercial Striped Bass Permit
05/02/22: DMF Adopts Minimum Size for Commercial Bluefish Fishery

April

4/29/22: Recreational Cod and Haddock Regulations Unchanged for Start of Fishing Year 2022, Open PDF file, 239.09 KB (English, PDF 239.09 KB)
04/29/22: Trap Gear Closure in Effect Through May 15 , Open PDF file, 383.17 KB (English, PDF 383.17 KB)
04/29/22: New Regulations Affecting Commercial Summer Flounder, Effective May 13
04/29/22: New Regulations Affecting 2022 Directed Commercial Fishery for Black Sea Bass
04/29/22: New Regulations Affecting Certain Quota Managed Species
4/29/22: DMF Extends Small Vessel Speed Restriction in Cape Cod Bay to Protect Right Whales, Open PDF file, 262.36 KB (English, PDF 262.36 KB)
4/25/22: Sea Scallop Limited Access Leasing Meetings Kick-off This Week in Gloucester – Comment to the New England Fishery Management Council Now through July 5th , Open PDF file, 342.72 KB (English, PDF 342.72 KB)
4/22/22: Proposed Federal Closure on Recreational Scup Harvest, Open PDF file, 260.45 KB (English, PDF 260.45 KB)
04/08/22: Validity of 2021 Trap Tags Extended Through May 31st, Open PDF file, 205.59 KB (English, PDF 205.59 KB)
04/06/22: Conch Pot Season to Open and Trap Gear Closures to Protect Right Whales
4/1/22: DMF’s Ropeless Fishing Gear Feasibility Report Released, Open PDF file, 196.69 KB (English, PDF 196.69 KB)
4/1/2022: MAFMC Public Hearings in New England on Atlantic Mackerel Rebuilding Including Recreational Management Options: April 25th & 26th in MA, Open PDF file, 273.6 KB (English, PDF 273.6 KB)

March

3/31/22: Massachusetts Public Hearing on Harvest Control Rule Addenda for Summer Flounder, Scup, Black Sea Bass, and Bluefish Recreational Management: April 13, Open PDF file, 263.72 KB (English, PDF 263.72 KB)
03/25/22: Expected 2022 Recreational Limits for Black Sea Bass, Summer Flounder, and Scup
03/25/22: 2022 Horseshoe Crab Spawning Closures
03/25/22: Reminder - Small Vessel Speed Limit in Effect for Cape Cod Bay
3/3/22: States Schedule Public Hearings on Atlantic Striped Bass Draft Amendment 7, Open PDF file, 297.03 KB (English, PDF 297.03 KB)

February

2/25/22: Upcoming Shellfish Advisory Panel Meeting, Open PDF file, 279.44 KB (English, PDF 279.44 KB)
2/14/22: Public Scoping on 2022 Recreational Fluke & Black Sea Bass Measures, Open PDF file, 237.07 KB (English, PDF 237.07 KB)
02/04/22: New Buoy Line Marking Rules for Commercial Trap Gear Fishermen
02/04/22: DMF Expands Seasonal Gillnet Closure to Protect Right Whales
02/04/22: New State Waters Groundfish Management Measures for 2022

January

01/26/22: Prohibition on Setting Lobster Trawls in Gosnold Waters is Eliminated
1/24/22: DMF Offering Free Buoy Line Marking Materials and Additional Free Weak Rope , Open PDF file, 190.8 KB (English, PDF 190.8 KB)
1/13/22: January MFAC Business Meeting Date Changed
1/13/22: Reminder on State Waters Sea Scallop Trip Limits and Shucking in State Waters by Federal Permit Holders
1/13/22: ASMFC to Hold Public Hearings on Lobster/Jonah Crab Electronic Tracking Requirements
1/10/22: Non-Commercial Lobster Permit Updates, Open PDF file, 197.08 KB (English, PDF 197.08 KB)
1/5/22 Reminder: Public Hearings Scheduled for January 5 and January 6, Open PDF file, 257.01 KB (English, PDF 257.01 KB)
1/4/22: Applications Sought for New England Fishery Management Council, Open PDF file, 255.83 KB (English, PDF 255.83 KB)
1/3/22: Federal Informational Webinars on Atlantic Mackerel Rebuilding - Public Hearings on Proposed Commercial and Recreational Measures to Follow, Open PDF file, 192.31 KB (English, PDF 192.31 KB)

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