June 4, 2020 — The following was released by NOAA Fisheries:
At 00:01 hours on June 6, 2020, the directed herring fishery in Management Area 3 will close and a 2,000 lb herring possession limit per trip or calendar day will become effective for Management Area 3 (Figure 1) through December 31, 2020. Under the Atlantic Herring Fishery Management Plan, when 92 percent of the Herring Management Area 3 catch limit is projected to be harvested, the directed fishery is closed and no person may, or attempt to, fish for, possess, transfer, receive, land, or sell more than 2,000 lb of herring per trip or per calendar day in or from Area 3 for the remainder of the fishing year from a vessel issued and holding a valid federal herring permit.
This action also prohibits federally permitted dealers from purchasing, possessing, receiving, selling, bartering, trading or transferring, or attempting to purchase, possess, receive, sell, barter, trade, or transfer more than 2,000 lb of herring per trip or calendar day from Management Area 3 through 24:00 local time, December 31, 2020, unless it is from a vessel that enters port before 00:01 local time on June 6, 2020.
For more information read the rule as filed in the Federal Register or our bulletin.