# Foreign Fishing and Fisheries of the Northeastern United States; Final 2001 Specifications for the Atlantic Herring Fishery and Foreign Fishing Restrictions
> **Rule** · Final 2001 specifications for the Atlantic herring fishery. · Published 2001-05-25 · Effective 2001-05-25 · 66 FR 28846
## Document
- **Document number:** 01-13254
- **Category:** catch-limit
- **Species:** herring
- **Federal Register citation:** 66 FR 28846
- **Publication date:** 2001-05-25
- **Effective date:** 2001-05-25
- **NOAA docket:** Docket No. 010220043-1132-02
## Abstract

NMFS issues final specifications for the 2001 Atlantic herring fishery. The intent of the specifications is to conserve and manage the herring resource and provide for sustainable fisheries, and to comply with the provisions in the Fishery Management Plan for Atlantic Herring (FMP), which require annual specifications for the fishery.

## Source
- [Federal Register document](https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2001/05/25/01-13254/foreign-fishing-and-fisheries-of-the-northeastern-united-states-final-2001-specifications-for-the)
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