Monkfish

Lophius americanus

Monkfish
Lophius americanus

Monkfish are managed jointly by the New England and Mid-Atlantic Fishery Management Councils. Harvest is primarily controlled through limited access permits, daily trip limits, and a days at sea (DAS) system that control effort to limit catch.

The New England Fishery Management Council (NEFMC) is the lead Council for the monkfish fishery management plan. Please visit the NEFMC’s Monkfish Page for additional information, FMP documents, and upcoming meetings regarding monkfish management.

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Sturgeon Bycatch Framework

The Mid-Atlantic and New England Councils are jointly developing a framework action to reduce Atlantic sturgeon bycatch in the monkfish and spiny dogfish large mesh gillnet fisheries.