U.S. District Judge Issues Judgment Vacating Inshore Midwater Trawl Restricted Area
U.S. District Court Judge Leo T. Sorokin issued a judgment on March 29 vacating the inshore midwater trawl restricted area measure that was implemented through Amendment 8 to the Atlantic Herring Fishery Management Plan.
The rule implementing Amendment 8 to the Atlantic Herring Fishery Management Plan was effective as of February 10, 2021. The amendment specifies a long-term acceptable biological catch control rule for herring, and addresses localized depletion and user group conflict. The amendment also established an acceptable biological catch control rule that...
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