Comm / Rec Fishing prohibited off Chatham?

[JohnR]

A ‘no-fishing zone’ option and various alternatives regarding where they should be sited have been included in the proposed Amendment 13 to the Northeast Multispecies Fishery Management Plan. Species managed under the plan include cod, haddock, pollock, yellowtail flounder, white hake, and winter flounder (blackbacks). The proposal is found in section 3.7 of Amendment 13. In the public hearing document, the proposal begins on page 65.

Beginning 3 miles off the coast of Chatham, MA, extending north almost as far as Provincetown and out to 20 miles. About 900 square miles total.

Depending on location, beginning anywhere from 3 miles to 20 miles off the North Shore of MA and extending out about 20 miles. About 800 square miles total.

About 10 miles south of the western end of Nantucket and extending west to about 20 miles south of the western shore of Buzzards Bay and for 20 miles south. A total of about 800 square miles.

Another is about 15 miles due east of Montauk, or to think of it another way, 20 miles due south of the Southwest tip of Block Island, extending east to about 60 miles south of the western shore of Narragansett Bay and then heading due south for 40 miles. About 800 square miles total.

Another is off of New Jersey and Long Island. From the New Jersey perspective, this area would extend from about Asbury Park New Jersey to the tip of Sandy Hook beginning 3 miles from shore and extending out about 20 miles. From the Long Island perspective, this area would start about 10 miles offshore from the Western end of LI and continue east to the western end of Great South Bay and extending 20 miles beyond that. This area is 900 square miles.

Another would encompass the area off of New Jersey/New York known as 'The Mudhole'.

Finally, an area that would begin about 20 miles off of Cape Hatteras. From North to South, this area runs from about Manteo to Ocracoke Island and extends about 40 miles out to sea for a grand total of 800 square miles.

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