This action approves and implements regulations submitted by the New England and Mid-Atlantic Fishery Management Councils in Framework Adjustment 10 to the Monkfish Fishery Management Plan. This action sets monkfish specifications for fishing years 2017-2019 (May 1, 2017 through April 30, 2020). It also increases current days-at-sea allocations and trip limits. This action is intended to allow the fishery to more effectively harvest its optimum yield.
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Fisheries of the Northeastern United States; Monkfish; Framework Adjustment 10
This action approves and implements regulations submitted by the New England and Mid-Atlantic Fishery Management Councils in Framework Adjustment 10 to the Monkfish Fishery Mana...
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82 FR 32145
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“Fisheries of the Northeastern United States; Monkfish; Framework Adjustment 10,” thefederalregister.org (July 12, 2017), https://thefederalregister.org/documents/2017-14562/fisheries-of-the-northeastern-united-states-monkfish-framework-adjustment-10.