April 11, 2014 — The following was released by NOAA Fisheries:
NOAA fisheries announces proposed regulations for the spiny dogfish fishery (Amendment 3 to the Spiny Dogfish Fishery Management Plan). These measures were developed by the Mid-Atlantic and New England Fishery Management Councils.
The proposed management measures include implementing a research set-
aside program, updating essential fish habitat definitions, allowing rollover of
specifications, and eliminating the seasonal allocation of the commercial quota.
Comments must be received on or before May 12, 2014.