US Fishery Management Council Proposes New Regulations for Atlantic Sea Scallop and Northeast Multispecies Fishery

Summary

The National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS) has proposed new regulations to allow the Atlantic Sea Scallop Fishery to access scallop resources within closed areas previously closed to all fishing, while ensuring consistency with the Northeast Multispecies Fishery Management Plan. The proposed frameworks aim to revise existing closed areas to align with the Multispecies Fishery Management Plan, as established by Amendment 13.