Final

This action contains monkfish specifications for fishing years 2023-2025 and other management measures.

More specifically, the framework sets monkfish specifications for fishing years 2023 through 2025, adjusts annual days-at-sea (DAS) allocations, and, beginning in fishing year 2026, increases the minimum gillnet mesh size for vessels fishing on monkfish DAS.

Monkfish Framework Adjustment 13 Final Rule – August 11, 2023

Monkfish Framework Adjustment 13 Proposed Rule - April 26, 2023

Monkfish Framework Adjustment 13 Final Submission – April 24, 2023