September 2, 2026 — Atlantic Herring Management Board members from the states of Maine, New Hampshire and the Commonwealth of Massachusetts will meet via webinar on September 21, 2026 from 11:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m., to discuss Season 2 (October 1 – December 31) days out measures for the 2026 Area 1A fishery (inshore Gulf of Maine). Days out measures include consecutive landings days for Season 2. The webinar and call information is included below:
Atlantic Herring Days Out Meeting
Monday, September 21, 2026
11:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m.
This webinar will use the RingCentral meeting platform. You can join the meeting from your computer, tablet or smartphone at the following link: https://v.ringcentral.
The 2026 Area 1A sub-annual catch limit (sub-ACL) is 2,401 metric tons (mt) after adjusting for the 30 mt fixed gear set-aside and the fact that Area 1A closes at 92% of the sub-ACL. This does not take into account the possible reallocation of 1,000 mt to the Area 1A sub-ACL based on catch information from the Canadian New Brunswick weir fishery.
As of this week, Area 1A landings are estimated to be 203 mt. Days out measures for Season 1 (through September 30) are currently in place as specified in the April 2026 press release. Season 1 landings will be closely monitored and the fishery will be adjusted to zero landing days if the Season 1 quota of 1,748 mt is projected to be reached by September 30. Days out measures for October 1 through December 31 will be posted via press release following the webinar on September 21.
For more information, please contact Emilie Franke, Fishery Management Plan Coordinator, at 703.842.0740 orefranke@asmfc.org.
The meeting announcement can also be found at https://asmfc.org/events/