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This action implemented management for the Northeast Multispecies Fishery that opened on May 1, 2015. The changes were developed in response to new scientific information and to meet the goals and objectives of the Fishery Management Plan. Framework 53 set 2015-2017 specifications for: Gulf of Maine cod, haddock, and winter flounder; Georges Bank winter flounder, and pollock; as well as 2015 shared U.S./Canada quotas for Georges Bank yellowtail flounder and Eastern Georges Bank cod and haddock. These new specifications were based on stock assessments completed in 2014. This action also modified the seasonal area closures designed to protect Gulf of Maine cod spawning; prohibited the possession of Gulf of Maine cod for all recreational groundfish vessels; introduced a mechanism to set default specifications in the event a management action is delayed; and modified the sector carryover provision in response to a recent Court ruling.