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

Notice to all Commercial Menhaden Harvesters: State Fishery Closure Date Amended to Monday, August 25 at 11:59 PM

Earlier this week, the Department announced that the state allocation fishery for menhaden would
close on Sunday, August 24 at 11:59 p.m. However, this week's landings have been lower than
expected, so DMR is now amending the closure date to next Monday, August 25, at 11:59 p.m. This
will provide an additional commercial harvest day on Monday, August 25th under the weekly limit of
17,850 pounds.

This notice is to inform harvesters that the state allocated quota is projected to be fully reached at the

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On Tuesday, August 19 from 5-7pm, DMR will be hosting a webinar for the LAC and Zone Council Chairs/Vice-Chairs to learn more about an Alternative Gear Marking Framework. The New England and Mid-Atlantic Fishery Management Councils, in conjunction with the NOAA Fisheries Greater Atlantic Regional Fisheries Office (GARFO), are developing the framework to consider allowing alternative surface marking provisions for fixed gear fisheries.

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