NOAA Fisheries Service is holding an information session on proposed new measures for the 2011 groundfishing year through Framework 45 to the Multispecies Fishery Management Plan. There will be no opportunity for formal public comment.
New measures include:
– Creation of a Gulf of Maine Cod Spawning Protection Area just south of the Isles of Shoals; and
– Increased access to some closed areas and revised stock-specific trip limits for Hand Gear permit holders.
WHERE: Urban Forestry Center
45 Elwyn Road
Portsmouth, NH
WHEN: Wednesday, April 20, 2011
6:00 – 8:00 PM
For more information, contact Olivia Rugo at olivia.rugo@noaa.gov or 978-675-2167