NOAA Announces Proposed Rule For Framework Adjustment 38 For 2024 Atlantic Sea Scallop Fishing Year
On Monday NOAA Fisheries announced a proposed rule for Framework Adjustment 38 to set specifications and management measures for the Atlantic Sea Scallop fishery for the 2024 fishing year. According to the notice in the Federal Register, Framework 38 “would implement measures to protect small scallops to support rotational access area trips to the fleet in future years.”
The New England Fishery Management Council (NEFMC) first signed off on Framework Adjustment 38 in mid-December. At the time NMFC said that Framework 38 contains...
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