NOAA Fisheries Opens 15-Day Comment Period on New, Higher Atlantic Herring Catches For 2025-27
After dramatically dropping 2025 catch limits for Atlantic herring earlier this year, the New England Fisheries Management Council (NEFMC) has reversed its decision and increased those limits by nearly 70%. The new data considered by the panel and its scientific advisors included low catch results in 2024, a March peer review of the 2025 herring research track stock, and an updated population report from a Council subcommittee.
The results mean that total annual catch limits for Atlantic herring jumped from...
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