Jan 8, 2025 · This page outlines information on Jonah crab including biological information, information about the fishery, and management. Jonah crab are found in the waters of the Northwest Atlantic Ocean from Canada to Florida.

Feb 8, 2024 · Jonah crab are found in the waters of the Northwest Atlantic Ocean from Canada to Florida. There is limited information regarding Jonah crab life cycle and behavior because not many research studies have been conducted.

Oct 16, 2020 · The Lobster and Jonah Crab Research Fleet, organized by the Commercial Fisheries Research Foundation (CFRF), was established in 2013. It has collected biological data from nearly 160,000 American lobsters and about 90,000 Jonah crabs from the Gulf of Maine and south to the Mid-Atlantic.

This document is a summary of the 2021 additions and changes to the Atlantic Large Whale Take Reduction Plan’s commercial Northeast lobster and Jonah trap/pot fishing regulations. Additional regulations apply, and can be found in the Northeast Trap/Pot Outreach Guide available on our website www.fisheries.noaa.gov/ALWTRP.

Dec 1, 2021 · Given the capacity of offshore fishing vessels to remove and relocate trawls as well as potential weather and safety concerns, we anticipated it could take up to two weeks from November 17, 2021, for all lobster and Jonah crab trap/pot gear to be removed from the LMA 1 Restricted Area.

Region lobster and Jonah crab trap/pot fisheries in federal waters is expected to reduce M/SI in the American lobster and Jonah crab pot/trap fisheries by approximately 60 percent

Dec 12, 2019 · Based on Atlantic States Marine Fisheries Commission recommendations, we are implementing regulations for the Jonah crab fishery in federal waters. This action is necessary to enact measures that provide stock protections to a previously unmanaged fishery.

Nov 12, 2019 · Dealers are required to have a Jonah crab endorsement on their federal dealer permit to continue to purchase Jonah crabs. You may begin requesting this endorsement on December 1, 2019 . The dealer endorsement will begin being enforced on January 1, 2020 .

Jonah Crab Offshore Weak Rope Workshop jennifer.goebel Tue, 03/14/2023 - 11:24 At the request of the Atlantic Offshore Lobstermen’s Association , we are holding a workshop with LMA3 permit holders to demonstrate installation of approved weak rope and weak inserts on March 17, from 2:00 - 3:30 pm.

Revised the fishery name to Northeast/mid-Atlantic American lobster and Jonah crab trap/pot fishery. 2019 Estimated number of participants updated from 10,163 to 8,485.