Fisheries of the Northeastern United States; Monkfish Fishery; 2025 Monkfish Specifications

National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), Commerce.

NMFS is implementing specifications for the 2025 monkfish fishery. This action is necessary to ensure allowable monkfish harvest levels that will prevent overfishing and allow harvesting of optimum yield. This action is intended to establish the allowable 2025 harvest levels, consistent with the Monkfish Fishery Management Plan and previously announced multi-year specifications.

The final specifications for the 2025 monkfish fishery are effective May 7, 2025, through April 30, 2026.