Draft
This action proposes 2025 fishing year specifications, 2026 default specifications, revisions to seasonal bycatch closures to improve scallop yield, and measures to allow Northern Gulf of Maine (NGOM) permit holders fishing on directed scallop trips in the NGOM Management Area to possess scallops south of 42° 20'.
Scallop Framework 39 Proposed Rule - Comment by April 2, 2025.
Scallop Framework 39 Preliminary Submission - February 19, 2025