NMFS Closes Atlantic Sea Scallop Fishery to Individual Fishing Quota Vessels

Summary

The National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS) has closed the Limited Access General Category (LAGC) Scallop Fishery to individual fishing quota (IFQ) scallop vessels as of December 31, 2008, at 0001 hrs local time, in order to prevent vessels from exceeding the annual total allowable catch (TAC) of 2008.