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Published: April 29, 2008
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NOAA Fisheries has announced approval of new measures to conserve Atlantic Sea Scallops that include the development of individual fishing quotas (IFQs), for qualified vessels. Concern over the level of fishing effort and harvest from the general category scallop fleet has required that NOAA Fisheries and the New England Fishery Management Council take action to limit entry into the scallop fishery. A vessel is eligible to be issued an IFQ scallop permit if NOAA Fisheries’ records verify that the vessel landed at least 1,000 lb of scallop meats in any fishing year between March 1, 2000, and November 1, 2004, and a general category scallop permit had been issued to the vessel during the fishing year in which the landings were made.

For further information contact Peter Christopher, Fishery Policy Analyst, phone (978) 281-9288.

 

source: NOAA Fish News 

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