March 19, 2019 — The following was released by NOAA Fisheries:
NOAA Fisheries is implementing monkfish quotas for the 2019 fishing year that we announced on July 12, 2017. There have been no overages in 2018, and there is no new biological information, so we are now finalizing the 2019 quotas that were previously announced. The quotas are the same as the 2017 and 2018 quotas and are in place until April 30, 2020.
All other requirements remain the same.
For more details, read the rule as filed in the Federal Register and the permit holder bulletin on our website.