Framework Adjustment 6 to the Atlantic Herring Fishery Management Plan

NMFS is proposing regulations to implement Framework Adjustment 6 to the Atlantic Herring Fishery Management Plan, including the 2019-2021 fishery specifications and management measures. The specifications would set harvest limits and river herring/shad catch caps for the herring fishery for the 2019-2021 fishing years as recommended by the New England Fishery Management Council. In addition, Framework 6 would update the overfished and overfishing definitions for the herring fishery, and suspend the carryover provision for unharvested catch for the 2020-2021 fishing years. The specifications and management measures are intended to meet conservation objectives while providing sustainable levels of access to the fishery. In addition, NMFS is using this action to update, clarify, and simplify specific herring regulations.