Fisheries of the Northeastern United States; Atlantic Herring Fishery; Sub-ACL (Annual Catch Limit) Harvested for Management Area 2

Resumen

NMFS is closing the directed herring fishery in management area 2, because 95 percent of the catch limit for that area has been caught. Effective 0001 hr, February 20, 2012, federally permitted vessels may not fish for, catch, possess, transfer, or land more than 2,000 lb (907.2 kg) of Atlantic herring (herring) in or from Management Area 2 per calendar day until January 1, 2013, when the 2013 allocation for Area 2 becomes available.