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Published: April 16, 2011
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NOAA Fisheries has proposed new measures for the Atlantic sea scallop fishery primarily to implement annual catch limits and accountability measures to bring the scallop fishery management plan into compliance with requirements under Federal fisheries law.

Additional proposed measures include: a revision of the overfishing definition; modification of the essential fish habitat closed areas under the Scallop management plan; adjustments to measures for the Limited Access General Category fishery; adjustments to the scallop research set-aside program; and additions to the list of measures that can be modified through framework adjustments.

Comments on the new measures must be received by 5 p.m., Eastern Standard Time, by May 26, 2011.

For more information, see:

http://www.federalregister.gov/articles/2011/04/11/2011-8444/magnuson-stevens-fishery-conservation-and-management-act-provisions-fisheries-of-the-northeastern


source: NOAA FishNews
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