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NOAA Fisheries announced the implementation of a New England Fishery Management Council (NEFMC) to allow industry-funded monitoring in any fishery under its management.
The monitoring will better assess catch and reduce uncertainty around catch estimates. The amendment also establishes monitoring in the Atlantic herring fishery, which is faced with a significant quota cutback.
NOAA Fisheries is seeking comments on a proposed plan to reduce herring catch limits for 2020 and 2021 in response to estimates of herring biomass and recruitment. NOAA is proposing regulations to implement...
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