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An emergency action is being initiated to increase the fishing year 2014 Gulf of Maine haddock catch limits in the Northeast Multispecies Fishery and to make modifications to the 2014 Gulf of Maine haddock recreational management measures. Revision to the Gulf of Maine haddock catch limits for fishing year 2014 is warranted based upon a new stock assessment report for Gulf of Maine haddock that will be completed in August 2014. This action is intended to help mitigate economic challenges currently facing the groundfish industry due to the extremely small quotas in place for several groundfish stocks. This action would increase the likelihood of fishermen achieving optimum yield with this and other groundfish stocks since Gulf of Maine haddock is caught with other groundfish stocks and the current quota is small enough that it could reduce the ability for vessels to harvest other stocks.