News & Press
Stay informed with the latest updates and developments from the Atlantic States Marine Fisheries Commission. Our news page covers important announcements, meeting highlights, policy changes, and progress in fisheries management. Dive into our stories to stay connected with the efforts shaping sustainable fisheries along the Atlantic coast.
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Directed Atlantic Herring Area 1A Fishery Closure Effective 6 PM, November 24, 2025— November 2025
This memorandum announces closure dates for the Western Maine and Massachusetts/New Hampshire spawning areas; and days out measures for the 2025 Area 1A (inshore Gulf of Maine) Atlantic herring fishery for Season 2 (October 1 – December 31).
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Atlantic Herring Area 1A Fishery Season 2 Days Out Measures — November 2025
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ASMFC Schedules Educational Webinars for Delaware Bay Horseshoe Crab Management Stakeholder Process
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Atlantic Herring Area 1A Days Out Meeting on November 19, 2025
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Atlantic Menhaden FAQs
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Northern Shrimp Section and Advisory Panel to Meet December 11
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ASMFC Sciaenids Board Approves Red Drum Addendum II
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ASMFC Atlantic Striped Bass Board Approves Addendum III Without Reductions in Fishery Removals
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ASMFC Atlantic Menhaden Board Reduces 2026 TAC by 20% and Initiates Addendum for Chesapeake Bay Cap
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Zero Landing Days Continue for Season 2 of the 2025 Atlantic Herring Area 1A Fishery
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Tautog Regional Assessments Update Shows Varied Stock Status by Region
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American Lobster Benchmark Stock Assessment Finds GOM/GBK Stock Not Depleted but Experiencing Overfishing & SNE Stock Significantly Depleted but Not Experiencing Overfishing
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Horseshoe Crab Board Sets Male-Only Bait Harvest Specifications for Horseshoe Crabs of Delaware Bay-Origin for 2026 and 2027
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Daniel McKiernan Elected ASMFC Chair
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Atlantic Coast Fisheries Infographic
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ASMFC Initiates Stakeholder Engagement Process to Inform Revisions to the Utility, Reward, and Harvest Policy Functions of the ARM Framework
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REVISED: States Schedule Public Hearings on Atlantic Striped Bass Draft Addendum III
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Atlantic Herring Area 1A Fishery Season 2 Days Out Measures and Spawning Closures — September 2025
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Atlantic Herring Area 1A Days Out Meeting on September 18, 2025
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July/August 2025 issue
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American Lobster Benchmark Stock Assessment Review Workshop Scheduled for September 2 – 5, 2025, in Woods Hole, MA
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States Schedule Public Hearings on Red Drum Draft Addendum II: NC Hearing Date Changed to September 25
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Atlantic Striped Bass Benchmark Stock Assessment Scheduled for October 6-9, 2025 in Arlington, VA
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Atlantic Herring Eastern Maine Spawning Closure in Effect Starting August 28 through October 8, 2025
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