This joint omnibus framework action will consider revisions to gear marking regulations to allow the use of fixed gear without a persistent buoy line, also called on-demand fishing gear, in all New England and Mid-Atlantic Fishery Management Council fishery management plans.
Joint Framework Action to Reduce Sturgeon Bycatch in Dogfish and Monkfish Fisheries
Final Rule (12/18/24)
Proposed Designation of Hudson Canyon National Marine Sanctuary
Recreational Summer Flounder Management Strategy Evaluation
The Council is conducting a management strategy evaluation (MSE) which will evaluate different management strategies designed to minimize discards in the recreational summer flounder fishery. Development of this MSE is part of the continued implementation of the Council’s Ecosystem Approach to Fisheries Management (EAFM) structured framework process.
Unmanaged Forage Omnibus Amendment
- Final Rule published August 28, 2017