September 30, 2022 — The following was released by the New England Fishery Management Council:
The New England Fishery Management Council voted on a 2023-2025 specifications package that will determine catch limits for the Atlantic herring fishery for the next three fishing years.
The Council took this step during its September 2022 hybrid meeting in Gloucester and based the decision on:
• The most recent stock assessment information available;
• The Scientific and Statistical Committee’s overfishing limit (OFL) and acceptable biological catch (ABC) recommendations for the resource; and
• The herring rebuilding plan in Framework Adjustment 9.