October 1, 2013 — NOAA Fisheries today announced that it will temporarily remove the 2,000-lb trip limit for the Atlantic herring fishery in Management Area 2 because catch data indicate that 95 percent of the total sub-annual catch limit threshold in Area 2 has not been fully attained. Vessels issued a Federal permit to harvest Atlantic herring may resume fishing for and landing herring in amounts greater than 2,000 lb, consistent with their respective Atlantic herring permit categories, effective 0001 hrs, October 1, 2013.
