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Notice to Atlantic Herring Fishery: Atlantic Sea Herring Management Plan, Area 1A Effort Reduction Provisions, September 2008

Summary:

During a Days Out meeting in Durham NH on August 28th, 2008, Commissioners from the states of Maine, New Hampshire, and Massachusetts agreed on:

• Atlantic herring may be landed on September 1, 2, 15, and 16. All other days in September are closed to landing and are designated as days out of the fishery.
• Atlantic Herring Section Members will meet on September 24, 2008, to review catch rates and set ‘days out’ measures for the remainder of September, October, and November.

Landing Restrictions:

Effective September 3rd, 2008, It is unlawful to land Atlantic herring in the State of Maine taken from ASMFC Management Area 1A. This restriction will end 6 PM September 14th, 2008 whereupon landings can resume until 6 PM September 16th. After 6 PM September 16th, it will be unlawful to land Atlantic Herring in the State of Maine taken from ASMFC Management Area 1A for the rest of the calendar year until changed by an additional notice.

Exceptions:

• Any vessel may land herring as an incidental catch caught in ASMFC Management Area 1A in any Maine port, as long as such herring do not comprise more than 2,000 pounds per trip and such herring does not constitute more than 10% of the catch by weight.
• Fixed gear fisherman (weirs and stop seines) south of a line drawn from Spruce Point, (44 36.2’ and 67 16.8’) Cross Island, Cutler due east magnetic to the international boundary with Canada; MAY NOT close off a body of water on days designated as a "day out" of the fishery.  Fixed gear fishermen, may remove and land herring from fixed gear on the days designated as a “day out” of the fishery.
• Fixed gear (weirs and stop seine) catches in waters north of a line drawn from Spruce Point, (44 36.2’ and 67 16.8’) Cross Island, Cutler, due east magnetic to the international boundary with Canada are exempted from the above restrictions.
• Fixed gear fishermen are reminded that they must comply with area spawning regulations.

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