# 2025-15204: Herring Hold-Back: 2,000-Pound Limit Hits Northeast Fishermen

2025-15204, Fisheries of the Northeastern United States; Atlantic Herring Fishery; 2025 Management Area 1A Possession Limit Adjustment, is a Federal Register rule from Commerce Department, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration published 2025-08-11, effective Starting soon; PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-06-08).

- Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/federal-register/2025-15204
- As of: 2026-06-08
- Plain-text twin of the page above; the HTML and this file carry the same facts.

## Facts
- Document number: 2025-15204
- Title: Fisheries of the Northeastern United States; Atlantic Herring Fishery; 2025 Management Area 1A Possession Limit Adjustment
- Type: Rule
- Agencies: Commerce Department; National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
- Citation: 90 FR 38612
- Published: 2025-08-11
- Effective: Starting soon
- Comments close: not stated
- Significant: no
- Touches household money: yes
- Regulation identifier numbers: none
- Last updated: 2026-06-08

## In one line

Herring Hold-Back: 2,000-Pound Limit Hits Northeast Fishermen

## Summary

Starting soon, fishermen in Area 1A can only keep up to 2,000 pounds of Atlantic herring at a time. This change helps protect herring populations because they’re getting caught too fast, hitting 92% of the limit early. By limiting catches now, we avoid bigger cuts and keep the fishery healthy for the future.

## Abstract

NMFS is implementing a 2,000-lb (907.2-kg) possession limit for Atlantic herring for Management Area 1A. This adjustment is required because NMFS projects that herring catch from Area 1A has reached 92 percent of the Area's sub-annual catch limit before the end of the fishing year. This action is intended to prevent overharvest of herring in Area 1A, which would result in additional catch limit reductions in a subsequent year.

## Effects PRIA read

- Area 1A 2,000‑lb Possession Limit: cost, medium. If you fish Atlantic herring in Management Area 1A, you may only possess up to 2,000 pounds (907.2 kg) of herring at a time. NMFS set this limit because catch from Area 1A reached 92 percent of the area's sub-annual catch limit before the end of the fishing year.
- Action Aims To Prevent Later Cuts: benefit, medium. This possession limit is intended to prevent overharvest of herring in Area 1A so the fishery does not face additional catch limit reductions in a subsequent year. The rule's stated goal is to keep the herring resource and the fishery healthier for the future.

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## Sources
- [2025-15204 on federalregister.gov](https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2025/08/11/2025-15204/fisheries-of-the-northeastern-united-states-atlantic-herring-fishery-2025-management-area-1a)
- [2025-15204 as published (PDF)](https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2025-08-11/pdf/2025-15204.pdf)

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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/federal-register/2025-15204 (as of 2026-06-08).