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Statement of Permit Conditions

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2026 Permit Conditions

2026 Menhaden Seining Conditions
2026 Menhaden Episodic Event Set Aside Conditions

2025 Permit Conditions

2025 Menhaden Episodic Event Set-Aside Conditions for Limited Entry Permit Holders
2025 Menhaden Seining Conditions

2024 Permit Conditions

Season 2 Effort Controls for Management Area 1A Sea Herring Fishery
5/10/24: 2024 Permit Conditions for Menhaden Purse Seining
5/10/24: Carrier Vessel Authorization and Permit Conditions

2023 Permit Conditions

5/19/2023: Tier 1 Limited Access Menhaden Permit Conditions for Purse Seining Inside and Outside Inshore Restricted Waters
5/19/2023: 2023 Tier 2 Limited Access Menhaden Permit Conditions for Purse Seining Outside of Inshore Restricted Waters
5/19/2023: 2023 Tier 3 Open Access Menhaden Permit Conditions

2022 Permit Conditions

07/07/22: Statement of Permit Conditions Reopening Quota Managed Fishery for Menhaden
Open PDF file, 212.62 KB,  06/22/22: Statement of Permit Conditions Affecting the Possession and Landing Limit for the Limited Entry Menhaden Fishery During the 2022 Episodic Event Set Aside Program (English, PDF 212.62 KB)
06/07/22: Permit Conditions Extending Small Mesh Trawl Fishery for Longfin Squid
Open PDF file, 229.13 KB,  05/06/22: Statement of Permit Conditions for 2022 Coastal Access Permits Affecting Purse Seining (English, PDF 229.13 KB)
Open PDF file, 244.05 KB,  05/06/22: Statement of Permit Conditions for 2022 Inshore Net Permits (English, PDF 244.05 KB)

2021 Permit Conditions

11/4/2021: Statement of Permit Conditions for Herring Management Area 1A
08/26/21: Statement of Permit Conditions Adopting September For-Hire Season for Gulf of Maine Cod
06/17/21: Statement of Permit Conditions Affecting the Possession and Landing Limit for the Limited Entry Menhaden Fishery During the 2021 Episodic Event Set Aside Program
05/24/21: 2021 Inshore Net Permit Conditions
Open PDF file, 238.46 KB,  05/11/21: Statement of Permit Conditions for 2021 Coastal Access Permits Affecting Purse Seining (English, PDF 238.46 KB)
03/24/21: Permit Conditions Establishing Conditional Opening of April Groundfish Fishery in MA Bay

2020 Permit Conditions

10/8/20: Commercial Horseshoe Crab Open Fishing Days for Mobile Gear Fishermen
8/18/20: Statement of Permit Conditions and Letter of Authorization: Extension of For-Hire Recreational Gulf of Maine Cod Seasons
08/14/20: Statement of For-Hire Permit Conditions for Updated Workplace Safety and Reopening Standards (Phase 3, Step 1)
8/13/20: Statement of Permit Conditions to Continue the Limited Entry Commercial Menhaden Fishery at a 25,000 Pound Trip Limit Under the Episodic Event Set-Aside Program
08/10/20: Statement of For-Hire Permit Conditions to Extend 2020 Recreational Black Sea Bass Season for For-Hire Operations
07/07/20: Statement of For-Hire Permit Conditions for Workplace Safety and Reopening Standards (Phase 3, Step 1)
05/28/20: Statement of Permit Conditions for 2020 Coastal Access Permits Affecting Purse Seining
05/28/20: Statement of Permit Conditions for 2020 Inshore Net Permits
05/18/20: Statement of For-Hire Permit Conditions for Workplace Safety and Reopening Standards
04/27/20: Statement of Permit Conditions to Restrict For-Hire Fishing During COVID-19 Stay At Home Order
Open PDF file, 275.64 KB,  01/03/20: Statement of Permit Conditions Establishing 2020 Winter I Scup Limits (English, PDF 275.64 KB)

2019 Permit Conditions

Open PDF file, 162.13 KB,  10/30/19: Statement of Permit Conditions Implementing Period 4 Atlantic Sea Herring Effort Control Measures for Area 1A (English, PDF 162.13 KB)
09/27/19: Statement of Permit Conditions to Implement 2019 Winter II Scup Possession Limits
09/20/19: Statement of Permit Conditions Implementing 2019 MA/NH Atlantic Sea Herring Spawning Closure
09/20/19: Statement of Permit Conditions Implementing Adjustments to 2019 Commercial Summer Flounder Limits
Open PDF file, 183.6 KB,  09/19/19: Statement of Permit Conditions to Re-Open Limited Entry Menhaden Fishery at 25,000 Pound Trip Limit (English, PDF 183.6 KB)
Open PDF file, 159.45 KB,  08/21/19: Statement of Permit Conditions to Re-Open Limited Entry Menhaden Fishery at the 25,000 Pound Trip Limit (English, PDF 159.45 KB)
Open PDF file, 192.35 KB,  07/02/19: Statement of Permit Conditions - 2019 CAP Purse Seine Permit Conditions (English, PDF 192.35 KB)
Open PDF file, 386.58 KB,  06/27/19: Statement of Permit Conditions- 2019 Inshore Net Permit Conditions (English, PDF 386.58 KB)
Open PDF file, 157.7 KB,  06/27/19: Atlantic Sea Herring Management Area 1A Effort Controls for "Category A" Permit Holders (English, PDF 157.7 KB)
Open PDF file, 156.92 KB,  06/27/19: Atlantic Sea Herring Management Area 1A Effort Controls for "Category C" Permit Holders (English, PDF 156.92 KB)
Open PDF file, 156.91 KB,  06/27/19: Atlantic Sea Herring Management Area 1A Effort Controls for "Category D" Permit Holders (English, PDF 156.91 KB)
Open PDF file, 156.37 KB,  06/27/19: Atlantic Sea Herring Management Area 1A Effort Controls for "State-Only" Permit Holders (English, PDF 156.37 KB)
Open PDF file, 159.96 KB,  06/27/19: Exemption to Allow Vessels Fishing Under Federal EFP for Gulf of Maine Whiting to Retain Herring Taken During Area 1A Closure (English, PDF 159.96 KB)
Open PDF file, 157.75 KB,  06/07/19: Permit Conditions Extending the Small Mesh Trawl Fishery for Squid (English, PDF 157.75 KB)
Open PDF file, 153.42 KB,  05/14/19: Permit Conditions Establishing the 2019/2020 Spiny Dogfish Possession and Landing Limits (English, PDF 153.42 KB)
Open PDF file, 185.3 KB,  01/07/19: Statement of Permit Conditions - Shellfish Harvest, Handling, Transport and Sale (English, PDF 185.3 KB)
Open PDF file, 155.16 KB,  12/28/18: Permit Conditions Establishing the 2019 Winter I Scup Possession and Landing Limits (English, PDF 155.16 KB)

2018 Permit Conditions

Open PDF file, 159.09 KB,  11/14/18: Statement of Permit Conditions- Sea Herring Trimester 3 Management Area 1A (English, PDF 159.09 KB)
Open PDF file, 184.05 KB,  10/23/18: Statement of Permit Conditions - Massachusetts/New Hampshire Sea Herring Spawning Area Closure (English, PDF 184.05 KB)
Open PDF file, 159.79 KB,  09/28/18: Statement of Permit Conditions - Sea Herring (English, PDF 159.79 KB)
Open PDF file, 159.92 KB,  09/27/18: Statement of Permit Conditions - Winter II Commercial Scup Trip Limits (English, PDF 159.92 KB)
Open PDF file, 92.02 KB,  09/14/18: Statement of Permit Conditions - Striped Bass Open Fishing Days (English, PDF 92.02 KB)
Open PDF file, 159.37 KB,  09/05/18: Statement of Permit Conditions -Sea Herring Daily Limits (English, PDF 159.37 KB)
Open PDF file, 83.18 KB,  07/25/18: Revised Statement of Permit Conditions - 2018 Bait Dealer Permits Authorized as Carrier Vessels for Menhaden (English, PDF 83.18 KB)
Open PDF file, 138.8 KB,  07/19/18: Statement of Permit Conditions - Fishing Limits for Trimester 2 Category A Sea Herring Fishery in Management Area 1A (English, PDF 138.8 KB)
Open PDF file, 78.85 KB,  06/19/18: Statement of Permit Conditions - 2018 Bait Dealer Permits Authorized as Carrier Vessels for Menhaden (English, PDF 78.85 KB)
Open PDF file, 82.16 KB,  06/19/18: Statement of Permit Conditions - 2018 CAP Purse Seine Permit Conditions (English, PDF 82.16 KB)
Open PDF file, 91.04 KB,  05/25/18: Statement of Permit Conditions - 2018 Inshore Net Permit Conditions (English, PDF 91.04 KB)
Open PDF file, 80.91 KB,  05/21/18: Statement of Permit Conditions - Days Out for Trimester 2 Category A Sea Herring Fishery in Management Area 1A (English, PDF 80.91 KB)
Open PDF file, 75.76 KB,  04/30/18: Statement of Permit Conditions - 2018/2019 Spiny Dogfish Trip Limits (English, PDF 75.76 KB)
Open PDF file, 107.87 KB,  1/18/18: Statement of Permit Conditions - Shellfish Harvest, Handling and Transport for Sanitary Purposes (English, PDF 107.87 KB)
Open PDF file, 80.08 KB,  1/10/18: Statement of Permit Conditions Authorizing 2018 Sea Herring RSA Exempted Fishery (English, PDF 80.08 KB)
Open PDF file, 76.24 KB,  12/20/17: Statement of Permit Conditions Enacting 2018 Winter I Scup Limits (English, PDF 76.24 KB)

2017 Permit Conditions

Open PDF file, 76.12 KB,  12/19/17: Statement of Permit Conditions - Trimester 3 Days-Out Adjustment for Management Area 1A (English, PDF 76.12 KB)
Open PDF file, 74.97 KB,  10/17/2017: Statement of Permit Conditions - Eastern Maine Sea Herring Spawning Area Closure (English, PDF 74.97 KB)
Open PDF file, 160.32 KB,  10/4/2017: Statement of Permit Conditions - Winter II Commercial Scup Trip Limits (English, PDF 160.32 KB)
Open PDF file, 76.4 KB,  09/26/2017: Statement of Conditions - MA/NH Sea Herring Spawning Closure (English, PDF 76.4 KB)
Open PDF file, 77.93 KB,  09/18/17: Sea Herring Permit Conditions Affecting Landing Days and Limits for Trimester 2 and 3 (English, PDF 77.93 KB)
Open PDF file, 80.49 KB,  09/18/2017: Statement of Conditions - Commercial Black Sea Bass Trip Limits and Fishing Days (English, PDF 80.49 KB)
Open PDF file, 76.45 KB,  09/06/2017: Statement of Conditions - Prohibition on Night Fishing with Purse Seines (English, PDF 76.45 KB)
Open PDF file, 134.74 KB,  08/31/2017: Statement of Conditions - Surf Clam and Ocean Quahog Dredge Closure in Western Cape Cod Bay (English, PDF 134.74 KB)
Open PDF file, 81.5 KB,  04/11/2017: Statement of Conditions - Mobile Gear Closures in Massachusetts Bay (English, PDF 81.5 KB)
Open PDF file, 135.07 KB,  03/24/2017: Statement of Conditions - Closure of Cape Poge Bay to Use of Conch and Fish Pots (English, PDF 135.07 KB)

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