July 21, 2014 — The following was released by NOAA Fisheries:
Effective July 23, the trip limit for Southern New England/Mid-Atlantic winter flounder will be increased for common pool vessels and the Gulf of Maine Cod Trimester 1 Total Allowable Catch (TAC) Area is closed for the remainder of Trimester 1, through August 31, 2014. Common pool vessels on a groundfish trip using trawl gear, sink gillnet gear, and/or longline/hook gear are prohibited from fishing in statistical areas 513, 514, and 515 through August 31, 2014. The areas will reopen at the beginning of Trimester 2 at 0001 hours on September 1, 2014.
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