New England Fishery Management Council Submits Amendment 21 to Atlantic Sea Scallop Fishery Management Plan for Review and Public Comment

Summary

The New England Fishery Management Council has submitted Amendment 21 to the Atlantic Sea Scallop Fishery Management Plan, which includes environmental and regulatory assessments, for review by the US Secretary of Commerce and public comment, with the goal of promoting conservation of the scallop resource in the Northern Gulf of Maine Management Area and managing total removals from the area.