Comments closed March 31
Oppose Magnuson-Stevens Act Provisions
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration · Greater Atlantic Region fisheries, MA
- What
- NOAA considers an exempted fishing permit that could impact essential fish habitat in the Greater Atlantic Region. The research activities require authorization under Magnuson-Stevens Act provisions governing experimental fishing in managed waters.
- Where
- Greater Atlantic Region fisheries, MA
- How much
- We have no figure for this fight yet; the agency’s own words are under Case.
- Decided
- Comments closed March 31, 2026. No decision document is on file yet.Date from Federal Register ↗, read May 9, 2026.
Where these four lines come from
- WhatOur summary of the Federal Register 2026-05069 ↗. Check it against the agency’s own words under Case.
- WhereThe places and states the notice names, as PLAN read them.
- How muchNo verified figure is on the record for this fight.
- DecidedMarch 31, 2026, from Federal Register, the document’s comment close date (federalregister.gov) ↗. Read May 9, 2026. The decision document is the one on file in PLAN’s record.
- Read from PLAN’s record November 9, 2026.
What the proposal said, and what the decision did
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PLAN's read: high threat
NOAA considers an exempted fishing permit that could impact essential fish habitat in the Greater Atlantic Region. The research activities require authorization under Magnuson-Stevens Act provisions governing experimental fishing in managed waters.
In the agency’s own words
The Assistant Regional Administrator for Sustainable Fisheries, Greater Atlantic Region, NMFS, has made a preliminary determination that an Exempted Fishing Permit (EFP) application contains all of the required information and warrants further consideration. The EFP would allow federally permitted fishing vessels to fish outside fishery regulations in support of exempted fishing activities proposed by the Northeast Seafood Coalition, in partnership with the Massachusetts Division of Marine Fisheries (MA DMF). Regulations under the Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation and Management Act require publication of thi…
The groups on this fight
3 groups predicted likely to care in Massachusetts
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- Appalachian Mountain Club
Predicted likely to care · a guess
Works Massachusetts: Based in Boston, working Massachusetts.
- Friends of Minute Man National Park
Predicted likely to care · a guess
Works Massachusetts: They work only in Massachusetts.
- Friends of the Cape Cod National Seashore
Predicted likely to care · a guess
Works Massachusetts: They work only in Massachusetts.
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