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National Marine Fisheries Service

01/13/2026 | Press release | Distributed by Public on 01/13/2026 07:00

Final 2026 Atlantic Surfclam and Ocean Quahog Specifications

NOAA Fisheries is setting 2026 commercial harvest quotas for Atlantic surfclams and ocean quahogs. The final quotas, which have remained unchanged since 2004, are:

Atlantic surfclams: 3.4 million bushels
Ocean quahogs: 5.36 million bushels
Maine ocean quahogs: 100,000 Maine bushels

In addition, the Atlantic surfclam minimum size limit will be suspended for the 2026 fishing year, as it has been every year since 2005. There is currently no minimum size for ocean quahogs.

National Marine Fisheries Service published this content on January 13, 2026, and is solely responsible for the information contained herein. Distributed via Public Technologies (PUBT), unedited and unaltered, on January 13, 2026 at 13:00 UTC. If you believe the information included in the content is inaccurate or outdated and requires editing or removal, please contact us at [email protected]

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