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  • 2025-02501 — New England Fishery Management Council; Public Meetings
    Type:Notice
    Citation:90 FR 9417
    Reading Time:about 2 minutes

    The New England Fishery Management Council is organizing four public workshops to gather feedback on the Atlantic Sea Scallop Fishery from February 27 to March 25, 2025. These workshops will contribute to the creation of a strategic plan for managing the fishery over the next 3-5 years. Three workshops will take place in person, in Maine, Massachusetts, and Pennsylvania, while the final meeting will be held online via webinar. The meetings are accessible to people with disabilities, and the discussions will inform the goals and objectives of the future scallop fishery management plan.

    Simple Explanation

    The people who help decide how to take care of sea scallops are having some meetings where anyone can share their ideas about how to do this better. They want to hear what everyone thinks so they can make a good plan for the next few years.

  • 2025-06444 — Fisheries of the Northeastern United States; Atlantic Sea Scallop Fishery; 2025 Closure of the Northern Gulf of Maine Scallop Management Area to the Limited Access General Category Fishery
    Type:Rule
    Citation:90 FR 15938
    Reading Time:about 5 minutes

    The National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS) has announced a closure of the Northern Gulf of Maine (NGOM) Scallop Management Area until March 31, 2026. This decision is to prevent overfishing after the NGOM Set-Aside limit for scallops in 2025 was reached. Vessels with specific permits can still fish in state waters of Maine and Massachusetts. A new rule, Framework 39, might reopen this area if adjustments to the set-aside limit are approved.

    Simple Explanation

    The people in charge of fishing in the ocean near Maine have decided to close a special area where people catch sea scallops until March 2026 because too many scallops were caught this year. But if they come up with a new plan that everyone agrees on, people might get to start fishing there again sooner.