Fisheries of the Northeastern United States - Atlantic Coastal Fisheries Cooperative Management Act Provisions - American Lobster Fishery (US National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration Regulation) (NOAA) (2018 Edition‪)‬

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Updated as of May 29, 2018

Based on Atlantic States Marine Fisheries Commission recommendations, we are issuing this final rule enacting Federal American lobster regulations for Lobster Conservation Management Areas 2, 3, 4, and 5, including trap reductions in Areas 2 and 3, and broodstock protection measures in Areas 2, 3, 4, and 5. These measures are intended to reduce fishing exploitation and reduce latent effort in the trap fishery to scale the fishery to the size of the Southern New England lobster stock. This action is necessary to ensure fishery regulations for the lobster fishery in Federal waters remain consistent with the intent of the Atlantic Coastal Fisheries Cooperative Management Act.

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