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ASMFC Atlantic Herring Area 1A Days Out Meeting Scheduled for September 14

Atlantic States Marine Fisheries Commission

August 29, 2022 — The following was released by Atlantic States Marine Fisheries Commission:

Atlantic Herring Management Board members from the states of Maine, New Hampshire and the Commonwealth of Massachusetts will meet via webinar on September 14, 2022 from 9 a.m. to 10:30 a.m., to discuss Season 2 (October 1 – December 31) days out measures for the 2022 Area 1A fishery (inshore Gulf of Maine). Days out measures include consecutive landings days for Season 2. The webinar and call information is included below:

 
Atlantic Herring Days Out Meeting
September 14, 2022
9:00 a.m. – 10:30 a.m.
 
You can join the meeting from your computer, tablet or smartphone at the following link:https://meet.goto.com/245329293. If you are new to GoToMeeting, you can download the app ahead of time (click here) and be ready before the meeting starts. For audio, the meeting will be using the computer voice over internet (VoIP), but if you are joining the webinar from your phone only, you can dial in at +1 (571) 317-3122 and enter access code 245-329-293 when prompted. The webinar will start at 8:45 a.m., 15 minutes early, to troubleshoot audio as necessary.
 
The 2022 Area 1A sub-annual catch limit (sub-ACL) is 1,075 metric tons (mt). The initial specification for the 2022 Area 1A sub-ACL of 1,184 mt decreased by 109 mt due to the catch overage in Area 1A in 2020. After adjusting for the 30 mt fixed gear set-aside and the 8% buffer (Area 1A closes at 92% of the sub-ACL), the Area 1A sub-ACL is 961 mt. There is no research-set-aside for 2022.
 
The Board established the following seasonal allocations for the 2022 Area 1A sub-ACL: 72.8% available from June 1 – September 30 and 27.2% available from October 1 – December 31.