NMFS Notifies Council of Overfishing in Gulf of Maine Haddock and Winter Flounder Stocks

Summary

The National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS) has issued a notice to the Northeast Region Fisheries Council, stating that the Gulf of Maine haddock stock is overfished and approaching an overfished condition, and that the rebuilding plans for American plaice and winter flounder in the Southern New England/Mid-Atlantic region have not led to sufficient progress in rebuilding the affected fish stocks.