MENHADEN: EESA Fishery OPENS Thursday, August 28, at 12:01 a.m.
Notice to all Commercial Menhaden Harvesters:
This notice is to inform harvesters that Maine has been granted approval to participate in the Episodic Event Set Aside (EESA) fishery. The EESA fishery OPENS tomorrow, Thursday, August 28, 2025 at 12:01 a.m.
The EESA quota is 5.1 million pounds. Both the state of Maine and Massachusetts are participating and will begin harvesting Thursday.
2025 COMMERCIAL HARVEST: EPISODIC ALLOCATED FISHERY HARVEST CONTROLS