November 7, 2013 — The following was released by NOAA:
NOAA Fisheries proposes commercial quotas for the Atlantic surfclam and ocean quahog fisheries for 2014-2016. The proposed quotas are unchanged from the quotas for the 2011-2013 fishing years. This action sets allowable harvest levels of Atlantic surfclams and ocean quahogs, prevent overfishing, and allow harvesting of optimum yield. This action would also continue to suspend the minimum shell size for Atlantic surfclams for the 2014 fishing year. It is expected that the industry and dealers will benefit from the proposed status quo quotas, as they will be able to maintain a consistent market.
Comments must be received by November 22, 2013.
Read the notice from NOAA here