7 Apr 2025
🎣2025 Monkfish Fishery Specifications and Compliance Regulations
Fisheries of the Northeastern United States; Monkfish Fishery; 2025 Monkfish Specifications
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 specifications.
Agencies
- Commerce Department
- National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
Business Impact
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The content outlines fishing specifications for the monkfish fishery, impacting compliance and regulatory requirements for businesses engaged in fishing. The finalized quotas and measures directly affect operational strategies and financial planning for those in the fishing industry.