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NOAA/NMFS Seeks Comments on Proposed Measures for the Jonah Crab Fishery

March 21, 2019   Mid Atlantic, New England

NOAA Fisheries seeks comments on proposed measures for the Jonah crab fishery that complement the Atlantic States Marine Fisheries Commission’s Interstate Fishery Management Plan for Jonah Crab.,,, Proposed measures include limiting Jonah crab harvest to those who already have a limited-access American lobster permit, a minimum size, protection for egg-bearing females, and incidental catch limits.These proposed regulations do not expand trap fishing effort. They propose to regulate the catch of Jonah crabs that is already occurring in the American lobster fishery. >click to read<13:20

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Final ASMFC hearings for Draft FMP to regulate Jonah crab fishery tonight in New Bedford, tomorrow night in Narragansett

July 8, 2015   New England

jonahThe public hearings are scheduled for Wednesday night in New Bedford, Massachusetts, and Thursday night in Narragansett, Rhode Island.  July 8, 2015 5:00 pm, Fairfield Inn and Suites, 185 MacArthur Boulevard, New Bedford, Massachusetts, July 9, 2015 5:30 pm, University of Rhode Island Bay Campus, Corliss Auditorium, South Ferry Road, Narragansett, Rhode Island 08:54

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