September 11, 2019 — The following was released by the Atlantic States Marine Fisheries Commission:
Period 3 Closure
The Area 1A (inshore Gulf of Maine) Atlantic herring fishery is projected to have harvested 92% of the period 3 allocation by Sunday, September 15, 2019. Beginning 12:01 a.m. on September 15, 2019, the Area 1A fishery will move to zero landing days through October 31, 2019, as specified in Amendment 3 to the Interstate Fishery Management Plan for Atlantic Herring.
Period 4
The states of Maine, New Hampshire and Massachusetts will determine the specifications for period 4 (November and December) of the Atlantic herring fishery during the next Days Out Call in October. A subsequent notice will announce the call information.
For more information, please contact Kirby Rootes-Murdy, Senior Fishery Management Plan Coordinator, at krootes-murdy@asmfc.org or 703.842.0740.
A copy of this announcement can be found here – http://www.asmfc.org/