0648-BE49 201410 The Regulatory Plan and the Unified Agenda of Federal Regulatory and Deregulatory Actions 0648 National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration NOAA 0600 Department of Commerce DOC 2015 Specifications and Management Measures for the Atlantic Mackerel, Squid, and Butterfish Fisheries

This proposed rule would establish catch levels and associated management measures for the 2015-2017 fishing years for species managed under the Atlantic Mackerel Squid and Butterfish Fishery Management Plan. More specifically this action would: renew status quo quotas on longfin and Illex squids for an additional 3 years; lower the cap on river herring and shad catch in the mackerel fishery; increase the cap on river herring and shad catch in the mackerel fishery once the mackerel fishery catches more than 10000 mt tons; lower the Atlantic mackerel quota; substantially increase the butterfish quota; and simplify the controls on butterfish daily trip limits.

]]> Routine and Frequent First Time Published in The Unified Agenda Proposed Rule Stage No No 50 CFR 648 16 USC 1801 et seq No NPRM 12/00/2014 Yes Businesses None No No Yes No John Bullard K. Regional Administrator, Greater Atlantic Region 0648 National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration NOAA 978 281-9287 john.bullard@noaa.gov 55 Great Republic Drive, Gloucester MA 01930