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Atlantic Herring Eastern Maine Spawning Closure in Effect Starting August 28, 2026 through October 8, 2026
The Atlantic herring Area 1A (inshore Gulf of Maine) fishery regulations include seasonal spawning closures for portions of state and federal waters in Eastern Maine, Western Maine and Massachusetts/New Hampshire. The Commission’s Atlantic Herring Management Board approved a forecasting method that relies upon at least three samples, each containing at least 25 female herring in…
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ASMFC Stock Assessment Happenings
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Horseshoe Crab FAQs
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ASMFC Summer Flounder, Scup and Black Sea Bass Board Initiates Addendum to Consider Commercial Scup Quota Overages and Payback Provision
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ASMFC Atlantic Menhaden Board Approves Draft Addendum II for Public Comment
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ASMFC Coastal Pelagics Board Sets Atlantic Cobia Total Harvest Quota and Recreational Measures for 2027 Fishing Season
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Atlantic Herring Area 1A Start Date Remains July 19, 2026 at 6:00 p.m.
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Atlantic Herring Area 1A Days Out Meeting Scheduled for July 17
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Atlantic Coast Fisheries Infographic – 2023 Data
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Fisheries Focus May/June 2026 issue
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Atlantic Croaker Benchmark Stock Assessment Peer Review Scheduled for July 27-31, 2026 in Arlington, VA
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MAFMC and ASMFC Seek Participants for Recreational Sector Separation Workshop
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ASMFC Seeks Contractor for RAPID Project Management and Facilitation Services for Marine Recreational Fisheries Data Partnership
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ASMFC Honors 2026 Annual Award of Excellence Recipients
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ASMFC Begins Preparations for Benchmark Stock Assessment for Atlantic Sturgeon
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Fisheries Focus March/April 2026 issue
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Atlantic Herring Area 1A Effort Controls— 2026
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ASMFC and NOAA Seek Contractor to Facilitate 2027 National Saltwater Recreational Fisheries Summit
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Atlantic Herring Area 1A Days Out Meeting Scheduled for April 17
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January/February 2026 issue
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ASMFC Releases 2025 Annual Report
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2025 Annual Issue
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ASMFC Releases New Habitat Management Series Report on Atlantic States Shell Recycling
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ASMFC Begins Preparations for Benchmark Stock Assessment for Atlantic Migratory Group Cobia
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