50 CFR Part 651

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NMFS issues this notification to inform the public and the fishing industry that the New England Fishery Management Council (Council) is considering Flexible Area Action System #8 (FAAS) implementing regulations for the Northeast Multispecies Fishery Management Plan (FMP). The purpose of the action would be to address the discard problems associated with a substantial concentration of spawning and sub-legal sized haddock. This action is initiated in part based on the data and information generated in support of FAAS #7, which was not implemented by NMFS due, in part, to insufficient supporting data. The area affected is located offshore of Cape Cod, MA and is in and around the area known as Closed Area I.