International trade · 03/10/2011Updated: 10/17/2026 · 1 min read
Correction to Cod Landing Limit for Handgear B Vessels in the Common Pool Fishery
Summary
The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) is reducing the daily catch limits for cod landed by handgear B vessels in the common pool fishery off the coasts of Maine and Georges Bank. The new limits are 50 pounds per trip for the Gulf of Maine and 25 pounds per trip for Georges Bank, effective through April 30, 2012, as part of the Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation and Management Act.