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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

12/1/22: 2022 Commercial, Dealer, and Special Permits Extended Through February 28, 2023 (PDF 223.5 KB)

November

11/29/22: Public Comment Sought on Proposed Increase to 2023 Summer Flounder Period I Commercial Trip Limit (PDF 248.83 KB)
11/28/22: ASMFC Public Hearings on Striped Bass Draft Addendum I (PDF 359.18 KB)
11/22/22: Stakeholder Meetings Scheduled to Address 2023 Management of Commercial Summer Flounder and Horseshoe Crab Fisheries (PDF 253.2 KB)
11/21/22: November Marine Fisheries Advisory Commission Meeting Moved to Virtual Format (PDF 250.6 KB)
11/7/22: Closure of 2022 Atlantic Sea Herring Fishery in Area 1A (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 (PDF 317.34 KB)
10/28/22: Commercial Tautog Fishery to Close Effective Monday, October 31, 2022 (PDF 197.94 KB)
10/20/22: Reminder - Recreational Lobster and Crab Trap Fishery to Close on November 1 (PDF 241.34 KB)
10/6/2022: Commercial Scup Possession Limit for Winter Periods (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 (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 (PDF 354.48 KB)
09/15/22: Cape Cod Bay Hypoxia (low oxygen) Conditions Detected (PDF 571.52 KB)
9/13/22: Reminder: Commercial Black Sea Bass Limits to Increase on September 15 (PDF 241.82 KB)
9/6/22: Industry Scoping Meeting for 2023 Menhaden Management (PDF 250.63 KB)
09/02/22: Reminder on Bluefish Possession Limits (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 (PDF 195.42 KB)
8/29/22: Public Comment Sought on Proposed Increase to 2022 Summer Flounder Commercial Trip Limit During October - December (PDF 245.83 KB)
8/29/22: States Schedule Public Hearings on Atlantic Menhaden Draft Addendum I (PDF 303.09 KB)
08/22/22: DMF’s Annual Fall Trawl Survey to Begin September 6th, 2022 (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 (PDF 195.49 KB)

July

07/27/22: Quota Managed Commercial Menhaden Fishery to Close Effective Thursday, July 28, 2022 (PDF 201.74 KB)
07/25/22: Extreme Caution Urged Near Feeding Whales (PDF 239.74 KB)
7/14/22: Emergency Regulations Affecting Recreational Georges Bank Cod Limits - Fishery Will Close July 15 – July 31 (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 (PDF 199.69 KB)
06/20/22: Limited Access Commercial Menhaden Fishery Closure Effective Tuesday, June 21, 2022 (PDF 230.93 KB)
6/15/22: Free Saltwater Fishing Days: June 18th and 19th (PDF 292.91 KB)
6/14/22: Limited Access Menhaden Trip Limit Reduced to 25,000 Pounds Effective Wednesday, June 15 (PDF 233.95 KB)
06/14/22: Commercial Striped Bass Fishery to Open on June 20 (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 (PDF 142.61 KB)
05/15/22: Commercial Trap Gear Fishery to Open and Small Vessel Speed Effective Monday, May 16thLimit to Expire (PDF 196.94 KB)
05/14/22: Saturday May 14th Update on DMF's Monitoring for Right Whales in Coastal Waters (PDF 142.74 KB)
5/13/22: Update on DMF's Monitoring for Right Whales in Coastal Waters (PDF 224.69 KB)
5/13/22: Applicants Sought for ASMFC Advisory Panels (PDF 256.13 KB)
05/09/22: DMF Monitoring Presence of Right Whales in Coastal Waters (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 (PDF 239.09 KB)
04/29/22: Trap Gear Closure in Effect Through May 15 (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 (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 (PDF 342.72 KB)
4/22/22: Proposed Federal Closure on Recreational Scup Harvest (PDF 260.45 KB)
04/08/22: Validity of 2021 Trap Tags Extended Through May 31st (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 (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 (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 (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 (PDF 297.03 KB)

February

2/25/22: Upcoming Shellfish Advisory Panel Meeting (PDF 279.44 KB)
2/14/22: Public Scoping on 2022 Recreational Fluke & Black Sea Bass Measures (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 (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 (PDF 197.08 KB)
1/5/22 Reminder: Public Hearings Scheduled for January 5 and January 6 (PDF 257.01 KB)
1/4/22: Applications Sought for New England Fishery Management Council (PDF 255.83 KB)
1/3/22: Federal Informational Webinars on Atlantic Mackerel Rebuilding - Public Hearings on Proposed Commercial and Recreational Measures to Follow (PDF 192.31 KB)
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