WASHINGTON, April 7 -- National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration has issued a rule called: Fisheries of the Northeastern United States; Monkfish Fishery; 2025 Monkfish Specifications.
The rule was published in the Federal Register on April 7 by Samuel D. Rauch III, Deputy Assistant Administrator for Regulatory Programs, National Marine Fisheries Service.
Summary: NMFS is implementing specifications for the 2025 monkfish fishery. This action is necessary to ensure allowable monkfish harvest levels that will prevent overfishing and allow harvesting of optimum yield. This action is intended to establish the allowable 2025 harvest levels, consistent with the Monkfish Fishery Management Plan and previously announced multi-year specificat...