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Notice to Atlantic Herring Fishery: Closure of Area 1B Directed Fishery in State and Federal Waters

Effective 00:01 December 24th, 2008 it is unlawful to fish, take, transport or land Atlantic Herring taken from Management Area 1B. This restriction shall be in place until 23:59 December 31st , 2008, dates inclusive. This provision does not prevent the landing, offloading, or transport of Atlantic Herring harvested from any other Management Area

Exemptions:

• Any vessels may land or offload Herring in the State of Maine as incidental catch as long as such herring do not comprise more than 10% of the total weight of the catch not to exceed 2000 lbs per trip per day.
• Herring taken legally outside Area 1B may be transported through the area, only if all fishing gear has been stowed.

For more details, please contact your local Marine Patrol Division Headquarters (Div I 633-9595, Div II 667-3373) or your local marine patrol officer.  For the federal permit holder letter, see http://www.nero.noaa.gov/nero/nr/index.html.

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