NOAA Gives Final Approval to 2018 Scallop Plan Which Will Result in 60 Million Lb. Harvest
SEAFOODNEWS.COM [Seafood News] - April 19, 2018
NOAA Fisheries and NMFS have approved measures included in Framework Adjustment 29 to the Atlantic Sea Scallop Fishery Management plan. The final rule was published in the Federal Register on Thursday and sets an annual catch limit of 60 million pounds of scallops for FY 2018. In comparison, the 2017 fishing year was set at 51.7 million pounds.
Framework 29 sets management measures for the Atlantic Sea Scallop fishery for the remainder of the 2018 fishing year ...
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