Link to Complete List of NOAA Mid Atlantic Rules & Regulations: 2022 Mid-Atlantic Fisheries Management Info
Past Notable Updates
MDNR: Commercial Shark Catch Limits
Effective October 21, 2019
NOAA: Framework Adjustment to the Atlantic Mackerel, Squid and Butterfish Fishery Management Plan
Comments Close 8 July 2019
MDNR: 2019 Female Blue Crab Importation Dates
Effective 11 May through 20 July 2019.
NOAA: 2019 Monkfish Fishery Specifications
Effective 1 May 2019
NOAA: Proposed Changes to 2019-2021 Spiny Dogfish Specs
Comments Close 15 April 2019
MDNR: Chesapeake Bay Commercial Mature Female Hard Crab Catch Limits
Effective April through June 2019
NOAA: 2019 Atlantic Sea Scallop Management Measures
Effective 1 April 2019
NOAA: 2019 At-Sea Monitoring Coverage Levels and Reimbursement for Groundfish Sector Fishery
Effective 28 March 2019
MDNR: Opening of Public Shellfish Area 138
Effective 11 March 2019
MDNR: Proposed Changes to Blue Crab Regulations
Comments Close 19 February 2019
MDNR: Bids Solicited for the Maryland Striped Bass Spawning Area Gill Net Survey
Deadline for Bids is 15 February 2019
MDNR: Commercial Striped Bass Common Pool Gill Net Season Modification
Effective 9 January 2019
MDNR: Proposed Changes to Aquaculture
Comments Close 7 January 2019
MDNR: 2019 Commercial Shark Limits
Effective 1 January 2019
MDNR: Changes to the Recreational & Commercial Tautog Fishery
Effective 1 January 2019
NOAA: Amendment 20 to the Atlantic Mackeral, Squid and Butterfish Fishery Management Plan
Effective 14 December 2018
MDNR: Possible Regulation Changes to Commercial Oyster Diving & Shell Recycling
Comments Close 26 November 2018
MDNR: Partial Opening of Windmill Point Shellfish Area
Effective 12 November 2018
MDNR: Durdin Oyster Bar Temporarily Closed to Harvest
Effective 5 November 2018
NOAA: HMS Mobile App – Catch Reporting
MDNR: Chesapeake Bay Commercial Mature Female Hard Crab Catch Limit and Crew Requirements Effective 1 November 2018
NOAA: Proposed Rule for the 2019 Atlantic Shark Commercial Fishing Year
Comments Close 11 October 2018
NOAA: Scup Fishery; Adjustment to the 2018 Winter II Quota
Effective 1 October 2018
ASMFC: Coastal Sharks Board Releases Draft Addendum V
Comments Close 1 October 2018
NOAA: Fisheries of the Northeastern United States: Atlantic Mackerel, Squid and Butterfish; Amendment 20
Comments Close 1 October 2018
MDNR: Commercial Cobia Fishery Closure Closed from 5 Sept-31 Dec
24 August 2018
MDNR: Possible Regulations: Multiple Species – Feedback Needed
Comments Close 15 August 2018
MDNR: The secretary of Maryland Department of Natural Resources pursuant to Code of Maryland Regulations 08.02.15.12H announces the opening of the 2018 commercial striped bass common pool hook and line fishery Aug. 7, 2018, one hour before sunrise, with a catch limit of 300 lbs./permittee/week and 600 lbs./vessel/day.
The common pool fishery will close Aug. 8, 2018 one hour before sunset.
MDNR: Commercial Striped Bass Common Pool Hook and Line Season Modification
Effective 10 & 11 July 2018
NOAA Fisheries, New England/Mid-Atlantic: Final 2018 Quotas for Small-Mesh Multispecies
Effective 14 June 2018
NOAA Fisheries, Greater Atlantic: 2018 Recreational Rules for Summer Flounder, Black Sea Bass, and Scup
Effective 30 May 2018
Maryland DNR: New Striped Bass Regulations
Effective 16 May 2018
NOAA Fisheries, Greater Atlantic: Monkfish Quota
Effective 3 May 2018
Maryland DNR: Commercial Horseshoe Crab Fishery
Effective 1 May 2018
Maryland DNR: Commercial Spiny Dogfish Landing Limits
Effective 1 May 2018
Maryland DNR: New Proposal for Hooks, Bait, Striped Bass
Not Yet Effective – Pending Approval
NOAA Fisheries, Greater Atlantic: Commercial Skate Wing Limit Adjustment
Effective 9 April 2018
NOAA Fisheries, New England/Mid-Atlantic: Squid, Butterfish Quotas for 2018
Effective 2 April 2018
NOAA Fisheries, New England/Mid-Atlantic: Update for Atlantic Sea Scallop Fishery Effective 1 April 2018
Maryland DNR: Commercial Mature Female Hard Crab Catch & Crew Requirements
Effective April-June 2018
Maryland DNR: Yellow Perch Fishery on Chester River closed March 21, 2018 @ 11:59pm. Upper Chesapeake Bay and Patuxent River fisheries will remain open but are subject to closure when the target harvest is met or on March 31, 2018 @ 11:59pm.
NOAA Fisheries, Mid-Atlantic/Southern New England: River Herring and Shad Catch Cap Reached
Effective 14 March – 31 December 2018
Maryland DNR: Commercial Shark Catch Limits
Effective 24 February 2018