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2025 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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March

3/14/25: Shellfish Advisory Panel Meeting Scheduled for 3 pm on March 20 via Zoom 
3/10/25: DMF to Host Gear Distribution Event on March 14 at Gloucester State Fish Pier 

February

2/20/25: Clarification on Buoy Line Marking Rules for Massachusetts Commercial Trap Fishers 
2/18/25: February 2025 Marine Fisheries Advisory Commission Business Meeting Cancelled 
2/14/25: DMF Announces Public Hearings and Comment Period for 2025 Commercial and Recreational Fishing Regulatory Changes 
Open PDF file, 309.79 KB,  2/6/25: ASMFC/MAFMC Scoping Hearings on Recreational Sector Separation and Data Collection Amendment for Summer Flounder, Scup, Black Sea Bass, and Bluefish (English, PDF 309.79 KB)
2/6/25: ASMFC Initiates Draft Addendum to Repeal Pending Lobster Gauge and Vent Size Rules 
2/5/25: Reminder on Lobster Bycatch Rules in Offshore Trawl Fisheries 
Open PDF file, 276.94 KB,  2/5/25: ASMFC Public Hearings on Northern Shrimp Draft Amendment 4 (English, PDF 276.94 KB)
Open PDF file, 264.43 KB,  2/1/25: Massachusetts Restricted Area Wedge Closure to Trap/Pot Gear Upheld and Effective February 1 - Compliance Assistance Available (English, PDF 264.43 KB)

January

1/29/25: Reminder on Rules Affecting State Waters Sea Scallop Fishing 
Open PDF file, 165.62 KB,  1/18/25: Notice to Lobster Fishers and Mariners - Large Aggregation of North Atlantic Right Whales Present on Jeffreys Ledge (English, PDF 165.62 KB)
Open PDF file, 230.86 KB,  1/7/25: Applicants Sought for New England Fishery Management Council (English, PDF 230.86 KB)
Open PDF file, 203.63 KB,  1/7/25: ASMFC Public Hearings on Recreational Measures Setting Process Draft Addenda (English, PDF 203.63 KB)

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