June 21, 2018 — The following was released by the Atlantic States Marine Fisheries Commission:
The Atlantic States Marine Fisheries Commission’s Atlantic Herring Section members from Maine, New Hampshire, and Massachusetts set effort control measures for the Area 1A fishery via Days Out meetings/calls.
The previously scheduled Days Out call on June 26, 2018 at 10:00 AM has been cancelled. Given the current weekly landings limit in the Area 1A fishery has not been fully harvested by all vessels and catch rates have not exceeded projections, the states have decided a Days Out call is not warranted at this time. The Section awaits the results of the 2018 Atlantic Herring Benchmark Stock Assessment, which is scheduled for peer review onJune 26-28, as well as the outcome of the recommendation from the New England Fishery Management Council to NOAA Fisheries to reduce the 2018 sub-ACLs.
The Atlantic Herring Section members from Maine, New Hampshire, and Massachusetts are scheduled to reconvene via conference call to review fishing effort on the days listed below. If the states determine a Days Out call is needed ahead of July 17th, a call can be scheduled and the public will be notified via a press release.
- Tuesday, June 26 at 10:00 AM – CANCELLED
- Tuesday, July 17 at 10:00 AM
- Wednesday, August 8 (time TBD)
To join the calls, please dial 888.585.9008 and enter conference room number 845-202-505 when prompted.
Please contact Megan Ware, Fishery Management Plan Coordinator, at mware@asmfc.org or 703.842.0740 for more information.
A PDF of the announcement can be found here.