Regulations, Acts, Treaties, And Agreements For Federal Fisheries In Alaska

Regulations

• 50 CFR 600: Magnuson-Stevens Act Provisions 
• 50 CFR 679: Fisheries of the Exclusive Economic Zone Off Alaska
• 50 CFR 680: Shellfish Fisheries of the EEZ Off Alaska  
• 50 CFR 300: International Fishing and Related Activities
• 46 CFR 356: AFA Vessel Owner Citizenship Requirements
• Federal Register Rules and Notices
• Fishery Management Figures, Areas and Boundaries 
  • Steller Sea Lion Protection Measures  
  • Habitat Conservation Areas 
• Seabird Avoidance Gear and Methods 
• Marine Mammal Authorization Program
• Sport Halibut 
• Subsistence Halibut  
• Penalty Schedules
• MARAD and AFA: Fishing Vessel Ownership Requirements

Acts, Treaties and Agreements

• Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation and Management Act  (MSA)
• Frank LoBiondo Coast Guard Authorization Act of 2018, America's Finest vessel waiver (Section 835)
• American Fisheries Act (AFA)
  • AFA (Oct. 21, 1998) 
  • AFA amendments in the Coast Guard Authorization Act of 2010 (October 15, 2010) 
  • AFA, current, statutory note to MSA, 16 USC 1851, "Bering Sea Pollock Fishery"
• Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2004, Pub. L. 108-199 (Jan. 23, 2004)  (118 STAT. 108)
  • Section 801 - Crab Rationalization Program, MSA, 16 USC 1862(j) 
  • Section 802 – GOA Rockfish Demonstration Program, statutory note to MSA, 16 USC 1851 
  • Section 803 – Aleutian Islands Pollock Allocation, statutory note to MSA, 16 USC 1851 
  • Section 803(c) – BSAI Groundfish Optimum Yield Limitation - 2,000,000 mt 
• Halibut
  • Protocol Amending the Halibut Convention between Canada and US (Mar. 29, 1979)
  • Northern Pacific Halibut Act of 1982, 16 USC 773 – 773k 
• Longline Catcher Processor Subsector Single Fishery Cooperative Act
  • Pub. L. 111-335 (Dec. 22, 2010), statutory note to MSA, 16 USC 1851
• Salmon
  • Pacific Salmon Treaty
    • 16 USC 3631 - 3645  

For current versions of United States Code (USC) and notes to USC, consult U.S. House of Representatives, Office of Law Revision Counsel. If there is a conflict between Title 16 on uscode.house.gov  and the Statues-at-Large, the Statutes-at-Large govern. 

Related Information

• Federal Fisheries in Alaska
• Alaska Fisheries Figures, Maps, Boundaries, Regulatory Areas, and Zones
• Fishery Management Plans (FMPs) and Amendments
  • Status of Regulatory and FMP Amendments
• North Pacific Fishery Management Council
• International Pacific Halibut Commission 
• Pacific Salmon Commission
• State of Alaska Fisheries
• Fishing Capacity Reduction Programs