Fisheries of the Northeastern United States; Amendment 8 to the Northeast Multispecies, Amendment 6 to the Atlantic Sea Scallop, and Amendment 6 to the American Lobster Fishery Management Plans

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NMFS announces that the New England Fishery Management Council (Council) has submitted Amendment 8 to the Northeast Multispecies, Amendment 6 to the Atlantic Sea Scallop, and Amendment 6 to the American Lobster Fishery Management Plans (FMPs) for Secretarial review and is requesting comments from the public. These amendments would add a framework process to address gear conflicts in the Northeast and Mid- Atlantic regions through regulatory action. The proposed gear conflict framework process is intended to provide mechanisms to reduce the economic loss caused by gear conflicts.