Book excerpt: The Law Library presents the complete text of the Fisheries of the Northeastern United States - Northeast Groundfish Fishery - Emergency Gulf of Maine Cod Management Measures (US National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration Regulation) (NOAA) (2018 Edition). Updated as of May 29, 2018 This temporary rule implements commercial and recreational fishery management measure changes for Gulf of Maine cod protection in response to a recent updated assessment of the status of this severely depleted stock. The measures of this interim rule are necessary to reduce fishing mortality on GOM cod and to provide additional stock and spawning protection. The intended effect of these interim measures are to decrease fishing year 2014 catch so that overfishing is reduced and protect the stock until more permanent measures can be developed by the New England Fishery Management Council (Council). This ebook contains: - The complete text of the Fisheries of the Northeastern United States - Northeast Groundfish Fishery - Emergency Gulf of Maine Cod Management Measures (US National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration Regulation) (NOAA) (2018 Edition) - A dynamic table of content linking to each section - A table of contents in introduction presenting a general overview of the structure