Atlantic Herring is a quota monitored species co-managed by the Atlantic States Marine Fisheries Commission (ASMFC) and the New England Fishery Management Council (NEFMC). Some of the links below are PDF files, and may require Adobe Reader software (download here free) to view or print. For more information from DMR, contact Melissa Smith, or your local Marine Patrol office or officer.
Chart of Gulf of Maine Atlantic Herring Management areas (JPG file, 1 page, 54 kb)
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2022 announcements, most recent first
- August 19, 2022: Eastern Maine Spawning Closure in Effect Starting August 28, 2022 through October 8, 2022 (PDF, 1 page)
- August 1, 2022: Area 1A Fishery Moves to Zero Landings Days for Season 1, effective August 2, 6 pm
- April 29, 2022: Area 1A 2022 Effort Controls, effective June 1, 2022 (PDF file from ASMFC, 1 page)
2021
- November 8, 2021: Area 1A Directed Fishery Will Close Effective 9:00 p.m. (notice change from 6:00 pm!) on November 8, 2021 (PDF file from ASMFC, 1 page)
- November 4, 2021: Area 1A Fishery Moves to Four Landing Days Per Week Starting November 8 (PDF file from ASMFC, 1 page)
- October 29, 2021: Area 1A Days Out Webinar November 4, 2021 (PDF file from ASMFC, 1 page)
- September 28, 2021: Area 1A Season 2 Days Out Measures Set at Zero Landing Days effective October 1 (PDF file from ASMFC, 1 page)
- September 17, 2021: Western Maine and Massachusetts/New Hampshire Spawning Closures in effect September 23 – November 3, 2021 (PDF file from ASMFC, 1 page)
- September 10, 2021: Area 1A Days Out Webinar/Conference Call, September 24, 2021 (PDF file from ASMFC, 1 page)
- August 22, 2021: Eastern Maine Spawning Closure in effect August 28 through October 9, 2021 (PDF file from ASMFC, 1 page)
- August 2, 2021: Area 1A Fishery Moves to Zero Landing Days for Season 1 on August 3 (PDF file from ASMFC, 1 page)
- May 28, 2021: DMR Emergency rulemaking sets 2021 starting date, days out, landing limits, more (PDF file, 7 pages)
- April 23, 2021: Atlantic Herring Area 1A 2021 Effort Controls (PDF file from ASMFC, 2 pages)
- March 30, 2021: Industry-Funded Monitoring Coverage in the Atlantic Herring Fishery (Federal Only) Will Begin on June 1