| 12/17/2008 | Declaration of Regulation Change |
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Declaration of Regulation Change, Winter Period Commercial Fishery Possession Limits for Summer Flounder. (N08-34)
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| 12/17/2008 | Applications Sought for New England Fishery Management Council |
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The State of Connecticut is seeking interested individuals for nomination to an open seat on the New England Fishery Management Council. (N08-33)
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| 12/10/2008 | Summer Flounder Commercial Possession Limit Change |
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Effective 0001 hours Monday, December 15, 2008, the Connecticut possession limit for the commercial harvest of summer flounder will be reduced to 75 pounds. (N08-32)
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| 11/25/2008 | Commercial Scup Closure |
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Effective 0001 hours Tuesday, November 25, 2008, the Connecticut possession limits for the commercial harvest of scup will be reduced to zero pounds for all gear types. (N08-29)
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| 11/14/2008 | Meeting to Discuss 2009 Commercial Summer Flounder and Scup Quotas |
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The Marine Fisheries Division is hosting an informal meeting of summer flounder and scup endorsement letter holders and seafood dealers to discuss 2009 trip limits with regard to strategies to best manage Connecticut's commercial allocations of these two species in the coming year. (N08-28)
Meeting to be held November 25, 2008
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| 11/3/2008 | ASMFC Hearing on Draft Amendment 2 to the Interstate Fishery Management Plan for River Herring |
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The DEP Marine Fisheries Division is hosting a Public Hearing of the Atlantic States Marine Fisheries Commission (ASMFC) to take public comment on draft Amendment 2 to the Interstate Fishery Management Plan for River Herring. (N08-27)
Public Hearing to be held November 6, 2008
Public comment accepted until 5:00 p.m. on January 1, 2009
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| 10/17/2008 | Commercial Scup Fishery Possession Limit Changes |
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Effective November 1, 2008, there will be a Department regulation change pertaining to scup. Also, effective November 1, 2008, the Connecticut possession limit for commercial harvest of summer flounder will be increased. (N08-25)
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| 9/30/2008 | Notice to Trawl Fishermen Tautog (Blackfish) Trip Limit |
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The commercial tautog fishery will reopen on October 15, 2008. At that time the possession limit for the trawl fishery will be 75 fish. The fishery will remain open at this limit through December 6, 2008, or until further notification. (N08-23)
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| 9/25/2008 | Commercial Fisheries Possession Limit Adjustments |
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Effective 0001 hours, Monday, September 29, 2008, the commercial spiny dogfish fishery for the northern states is closed.
Effective 0001 hours, Wednesday, October 1, 2008, the Connecticut possession limit for the commercial harvest of bluefish is increased from 500 to 1,000 pounds.
Effective 0001 hours, Wednesday, October 1, 2008, the Connecticut possession limit for the commercial harvest of black sea bass for all gear types excluding lobster pots is increased to 300 pounds. (N08-24)
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| 9/15/2008 | ASMFC Hearing of Draft Addendum II to the Interstate Fishery Management Plan for American Eel |
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The DEP Marine Fisheries Division is hosting a Public Hearing of the Atlantic States Marine Fisheries Commission (ASMFC) to take public comment on draft Addendum II to the Interstate Fishery Management Plan for American Eel. (N08-22)
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| 9/10/2008 | Commercial Scup Closure |
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Effective 0001 hours Saturday, September 13, 2008 the Connecticut possession limits for the commercial harvest of scup will be reduced to zero pounds for all gears types. (N08-21)
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| 8/28/2008 | Commercial and Recreational Tautog (Blackfish) Seasons |
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The recreational tautog fishery will be closed from September 1, 2008 through September 30, inclusive. The commercial tautog fishery will be closed from September 1, 2008 through October 14, 2008, inclusive. (N08-20)
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| 8/25/2008 | Notice to Lobster Pot Fishermen |
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Reminder: June Long Island Sound Trawl Survey Sites
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| 7/29/2008 | Commercial Scup Possession Limit Change |
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Effective 0001 hours Friday, August 1, 2008, the Connecticut possession limits for the commercial harvest of scup will be changed. (N08-18)
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| 7/1/2008 | Commercial Scup Possession Limit Change |
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Effective 0001 hours Friday, July 4, 2008 the Connecticut possession limits for scup will be reduced. (N08-17)
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| 7/1/2008 | Declaration of Protected Class |
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Section 1-217 of the Connecticut General Statutes prohibits public agencies from disclosing, under the Freedom of Information Act, the residential address of certain protected classes. (N08-16)
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| 6/23/2008 | Declaration of Regulation Change |
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Regulations concerning American lobster will be effective on July 2, 2008. (N08-15)
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| 6/2/2008 | ASMFC Hearing of the Shad Public Information Document |
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The DEP Marine Fisheries Division is hosting a Public Hearing of the Atlantic States Marine Fisheries Commissions (ASMFC) to take public comment on the Shad Public Information Document (PID). N08-15
Public Hearing to be held June 17, 2008 at 7:00 P.M.
Public comment will be accepted until 5:00 P.M., July 25,2008
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| 5/7/2008 | Notice to Lobster Pot Fishermen |
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Reminder: May Long Island Sound Trawl Survey Sites. This letter is to remind lobster pot fishermen of the locations of the 40 CT DEP monthly trawl survey sites to be sampled during May from the R/V John Dempsey.
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| 4/29/2008 | Notice of Regulation Public Hearing |
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The DEP Marine Fisheries Division is holding a public hearing to take public comment on proposed amendments to regulations. (N08-13)
Public Hearing to be held May 19, 2008
Written comments accepted through June 2, 2008
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| 4/17/2008 | Commercial Summer Flounder Possession Limit Change |
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Effective 0001 hours Monday, April 21, 2008, the Connecticut possession limit for the commercial harvest of summer flounder will be reduced to 50 pounds. (N08-12)
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| 3/26/2008 | Declaration of Regulation Change |
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Declaration of Regulation chage, recreational Summer Flounder and Scup fishery rules effective April 5, 2008. (N08-11)
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| 3/18/2008 | Lobster V-Notch Restoration Update |
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November 2007 marked the official start of the Lobster Restoration Program for Long Island Sound. This program was funded by the Connecticut General Assembly in the amount of $1.0 million and is intended to help restore the population of lobsters in Long Island Sound while providing economic assistance to lobstermen who volunteer to participate in the program. (N08-08)
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| 3/14/2008 | Commercial Scup Possession Limit Change |
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Effective 0001 hours Sunday, March 16, 2008, the Connecticut possession limit for the commercial harvest of scup will be reduced to 1,000 pounds. (N08-09)
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| 3/5/2008 | ASMFC Hearing of Draft Addenda XII & XIII to Amendment 3 of the Interstate Fishery Mangement Plan for American Lobster |
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The DEP Marine Fisheries Division is hosting a Public Hearing of the Atlantic States Marine Fisheries Commission to take public comment of draft Addenda XII and XIII to Amendment 3 of the Interstate Fishery Management Plan for American Lobster (N08-07)
Hearing to be held March 19, 2008
Public comment will be accepted until 5:00 PM on April 11, 2008
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| 2/29/2008 | Notice of Recreational Lobstering Seminar |
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The Connecticut ENCON Police will be hosting an informationa seminar for recreational lobster fishermen. (N08-06)
Seminar will be held April 13, 2008
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| 2/26/2008 | Public Informational Meeting on 2008 Recreational Summer Flounder Fishery Measures |
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The DEP Marine Fisheries Divisioin is holding an informational meeting to hear public input on proposed approaches to meet mandatory harvest target reductions for the 2008 recreational summer flounder fishery. (N08-05)
Meeting to be held March 11, 2008
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| 2/26/2008 | ASMFC Comment Period for Draft Fishery Management Plan for Atlantic Coastal Sharks |
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The Atlantic States Marine Fisheries Commission is accepting comments on the Draft Fishery Management Plan for Coastal Sharks. (N08-04)
Written comments accepted until 5:00 p.m. on March 28, 2008
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| 1/23/2008 | Notice to Commercial Scup Fishermen |
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The landing limit for the commercial harvest of scup is 30,000 pounds per two-week period per license holder, regardless of where landed, until 80% of the coast wide "Winter I" scup quota is landed, at which time the trip limit will be 1,000 pounds. (N08-03)
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| 1/15/2008 | Notice to Commercial Summer Flounder Fishermen |
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Reminder: During the period when the commercial trip limit for summer flounder is 1,500 pounds, vessels are limited to two trips per week. (N08-01)
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| 1/14/2008 | Notice to Lobster Dealers, Wholesalers and Retailers |
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This notice is a reminder to seafood dealers, wholesalers, shippers and retailers (including restaurants) that it is illegal in Connecticut to buy, sell, give away, offer for sale or possess, regardless where taken, any lobster with a carapace (body shell) less than 3-1/16 inces in length.
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