NMFS Proposes Regulations to Implement Framework Adjustment 20 for Atlantic Sea Scallop Fishery

Summary

The National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS) proposes new regulations to implement Framework Adjustment 20 (Framework 20) for the Atlantic Sea Scallop Fishery Management Plan, which aims to reduce overfishing and excessive mortality of the scallop resource. The proposed rule would extend interim measures that were initially set to expire on December 23, 2007, through the end of the scallop fishing year on February 29, 2008.