NMFS Adjusts Atlantic Herring Annual Catch Limit for Management Area 1A

Summary

The National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS) has adjusted the annual catch limit for Atlantic Herring Management Area 1A for the 2016 fishing year due to an underharvest in the New Brunswick weir fishery, in order to comply with the 2016-2018 management plan and ensure accurate accounting of the annual catch limit.