NMFS Closes Delmarva Scallop Access Area to LAGC IFQ Vessels for Remainder of 2010 Fishing Year

Summary

The National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS) has closed the Delmarva Scallop Access Area to limited access general category (LAGC) individual fishing quota (IFQ) scallop vessels for the rest of the 2010 fishing year, citing concerns that 714 general category scallop trips may be taken in the area by January 29, 2011, in accordance with the Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation and Management Act and the Atlantic Sea Scallop Fishery Management Plan.