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DOC/NOAA RIN: 0648-BE00 Publication ID: Fall 2014 
Title: Fishing Year 2014 Gulf of Maine Atlantic Cod and Haddock Recreational Management Measures 
Abstract: This action would implement revisions to the recreational minimum fish size, per angler possession limits and/or fishing seasons for fishing year 2014 that begins on May 1, 2014. The action is required by the recreational fishery accountability measure to implement adjustments to catch limits, fish sizes, or seasons when the recreational-specific catch limit (i.e., sub-annual catch limit) is exceeded. Recreational catch of cod has exceeded the fishing year 2013 catch limit by 45 percent; haddock catches have exceeded the catch limit by 146 percent. The New England Fishery Management Council will recommend management measure changes in late February that may include all or some of the measures mentioned above. Rulemaking will be conducted in conjunction with ongoing Framework Adjustment 51 to the Northeast Multispecies Fishery Management Plan to the extent practicable. 
Agency: Department of Commerce(DOC)  Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant 
RIN Status: Previously published in the Unified Agenda Agenda Stage of Rulemaking: Final Rule Stage 
Major: No  Unfunded Mandates: No 
CFR Citation: 50 CFR 648   
Legal Authority: 16 USC 1801 et seq   
Legal Deadline:  None
Timetable:
Action Date FR Cite
Interim Final Rule  04/22/2014  79 FR 22419   
Final Action  04/00/2015 
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: Undetermined  Government Levels Affected: None 
Small Entities Affected: Businesses  Federalism: No 
Included in the Regulatory Plan: No 
RIN Data Printed in the FR: No 
Agency Contact:
John K. Bullard
Regional Administrator, Greater Atlantic Region
Department of Commerce
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
55 Great Republic Drive,
Gloucester, MA 01930
Phone:978 281-9287
Email: john.bullard@noaa.gov