# Fisheries of the Northeastern United States; Atlantic Mackerel, Squid, and Butterfish Fisheries; 2000 Specifications Adjustment
> **Rule** · Inseason adjustment of Loligo squid annual specifications; announcement of a limited directed fishery and subsequent closure. · Published 2000-10-10 · Effective 2000-10-07 · 65 FR 60118
## Document
- **Document number:** 00-25939
- **Category:** catch-limit
- **Species:** mackerel
- **Federal Register citation:** 65 FR 60118
- **Publication date:** 2000-10-10
- **Effective date:** 2000-10-07
- **NOAA docket:** Docket No. 991228354-0078-02
## Abstract

NMFS announces that the Regional Administrator, Northeast Region, NMFS (Regional Administrator), is increasing the annual specifications for Loligo squid, including allowable biological catch (ABC), initial optimum yield (IOY), domestic annual harvest (DAH) and domestic annual processing (DAP), from 13,000 metric tons (mt) to 15,000 mt. The regulations governing the Atlantic mackerel, squid and butterfish fisheries require notice to provide interested parties the opportunity to comment on the adjustments. NMFS also announces that the Period III directed Loligo squid commercial fishery in the exclusive economic zone (EEZ) is reopened until 0001 hours October 26, 2000, as a result of this adjustment.

## Source
- [Federal Register document](https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2000/10/10/00-25939/fisheries-of-the-northeastern-united-states-atlantic-mackerel-squid-and-butterfish-fisheries-2000)
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