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Fisheries of the Northeastern United States; 2024-2026 Specifications for the Mackerel, Squid, and Butterfish Fishery Management Plan

The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration published this final rule in the Federal Register on July 23, 2024. It took effect on August 22, 2024.

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What the agency says

NMFS approves and implements the 2024-2026 specifications for the Mackerel, Squid, and Butterfish Fishery Management Plan, as recommended by the Mid-Atlantic Fishery Management Council. This final rule sets the 2024 Illex and longfin squid specifications, and projects the 2025 Illex and 2025-2026 longfin squid specifications. This rule also reaffirms the 2024 butterfish and Atlantic chub mackerel specifications and the previously published projected 2025 chub mackerel specifications. These specifications establish allowable harvest levels that will prevent overfishing, consistent with the most recent scientific information.

Key facts

Document number: 2024-16111
Type: Final rule
Action: Final rule
Agency: Commerce Department; National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
Published: July 23, 2024
Takes effect: August 22, 2024
Dates: Effective August 22, 2024.
Docket: Docket No. 240717-0198
Regulation ID (RIN): 0648-BM79
Code of Federal Regulations: 50 CFR 648
Topics: Fisheries; Fishing; Reporting and recordkeeping requirements
Pages: 4

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