October 7, 2025 — NOAA Fisheries has extended an emergency action to keep the Northeast commercial multispecies fishery open, ensuring that New England groundfish harvesters can continue operating in the absence of regular management measures for the 2025 season.
“This inability to fish would result in substantial adverse economic impacts on vessel owners and operators, dealers, and the fishing communities that rely on them,” NOAA Fisheries noted in a Federal Register notice justifying the extension.