Fisheries of the Northeastern United States; Atlantic Herring Fishery; Atlantic Herring Fishery Management Plan

Résumé

NMFS announces that it is considering, and is seeking public comment on, proposed rulemaking under the Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation and Management Act (Magnuson-Stevens Act) to control future access to the Atlantic herring (Clupea harengus) fishery. This notification is intended, in part, to promote awareness of potential eligibility criteria for future access to the herring fishery so as to discourage speculative entry into the herring fishery while the New England Fishery Management Council (Council) and NMFS consider whether and how access and effort in all or part of the herring fishery should be controlled. The date of publication of this notification, September 16, 1999 shall be known as the ``control date'', and may be used for establishing eligibility criteria for future access to the herring fishery subject to Federal authority.