February 12, 2015 — The following was released by NOAA:
Today we are announcing final 2015 sub-annual catch limits (ACLs) for the Atlantic herring fishery to account for quota set aside for scientific research (research set-aside) and carryover of unharvested quota from fishing year 2013.
Catch information for fishing year 2013 has been finalized. Because quota from each stock area sub-ACL went unharvested and the stock-wide ACL was not exceeded, we are now adjusting the 2015 sub-ACLs to account for a portion of the unused catch from the 2013 fishing year.
Read more about these measures in the Bulletin or read the Temporary Final Rule.
For questions or more information, please contact Jennifer Goebel at 978-281-9175 or jennifer.goebel@noaa.gov.