PORTLAND, Maine (AP) – The East Coast herring fishing industry will be almost completely shut down for the rest of the year.

Herring fishing is a major marine industry in New England, but the industry has had to contend with cuts in fishing quota in recent years.

A scientific assessment in 2020 found that herring are overfished.

The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration said the fishing industry will be essentially shuttered until Dec. 31.

The agency says that’s because it has projected that 95% of the year’s quota has been harvested as of Nov. 23.