Final
The Joint Frameworks establish Scallop Access Areas within Northeast (NE) multispecies Closed Area I (CAI), Closed Area II (CAII), and the Nantucket Lightship Closed Area (NLCA). The NE multispecies closed areas are closed year-round to all fishing that is capable of catching NE multispecies, including scallop fishing.
NMFS implements
concurrently Framework 16 to the
Atlantic Sea Scallop Fishery
Management Plan (Scallop FMP) and
Framework 39 to the Northeast
Multispecies FMP (Multispecies FMP).