A joint meeting of the New England Fishery Management Council and Atlantic States Marine Fisheries Commission Herring Advisors was held to discuss limited entry/controlled access, a possible shift in the Area 1A Total Allowable Catch (TAC), and access to the resource by the fixed gear fishery.
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A joint meeting of the NEFMC and ASMFC Herring Advisors was held to discuss the need for a limited entry or controlled access system for the herring fishery in the Gulf of Maine, and to discuss the need for a control date in the herring fishery. Council staff summarized the FMP and noted it was still being reviewed by NMFS. Staff also explained the annual adjustment cycle for herring.
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