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NOAA Fisheries Announces Illex Squid Directed Fishery Closure

Effective at 0001 hour on August 30, 2021, vessels are prohibited from fishing for or landing more than 10,000 lb of Illex squid per trip in or from federal waters through December 31, 2021. Vessels may not land Illex squid more than once per calendar day
August 26, 2021 -
New England/Mid-Atlantic

IB 21-35: NMFS Reallocates Pacific Cod from Vessels Using Jig Gear and Catcher Vessels Greater Than or Equal to 60 feet Length Overall Using Hook-And-Line Gear to Catcher Vessels Less Than 60 Feet Length Overall Using Hook-And-Line or Pot Gear in the BSAI

Notice of a fishery management action
August 25, 2021 -
Alaska

NOAA Fisheries Offers Additional TED Tuesday Webinars to Assist Skimmer Trawl Fishermen with Turtle Excluder Device (TEDs) Installation

FB21-052: Southeast Fishery Bulletin; For more information, contact: Southeast Fisheries Science Center, Harvesting and Engineering Branch, Gear Monitoring Team: Canh Nguyen (228) 549-1773 or Jason Letort (228) 549-1772 or TED.info@noaa.gov
August 24, 2021 -
Southeast

Large Coastal Shark Retention Limit Increase

Fishermen in the Gulf of Mexico region with Shark Directed limited access permits may retain up to 55 large coastal sharks (LCS) other than sandbar sharks, including hammerhead sharks, and blacktip sharks per vessel per trip as of August 24, 2021.
August 24, 2021 -

IB 21-34: NMFS Prohibits Directed Fishing for Pacific Ocean Perch by Vessels Participating in the Bering Sea and Aleutian Islands Trawl Limited Access Sector Fishery in the Western Aleutian District of the Bering Sea and Aleutian Islands

Notice of a Fishery Management Action
August 23, 2021 -
Alaska

IB 21-33: NMFS Reapportions the Chinook Salmon Prohibited Species Catch Limits in the Gulf of Alaska

Notice of a fishery management action
August 23, 2021 -
Alaska

Inseason Adjustments to the 2021 Pacific Halibut Recreational Fishery

For information, contact Kathryn Blair, kathryn.blair@noaa.gov, (503) 231-6858; NMFS Hotline: (800) 662-9825
August 23, 2021 -
West Coast

IB 21-32: NMFS Opens Directed Fishing for Groundfish, Other than Pollock, by non-Rockfish Program Catcher Vessels Using Trawl Gear in the Western and Central Regulatory Areas of the Gulf of Alaska

Notice of a fishery management action
August 20, 2021 -
Alaska

Draft EIS Available for Public Review: Proposed Amendment 6 to the Fishery Management Plan for West Coast Highly Migratory Species Fisheries: Authorization of Deep-set Buoy Gear

For more information, contact Amber Rhodes at (562) 477-8342, Amber.Rhodes@noaa.gov
August 19, 2021 -
West Coast

Amendment 12 to the 2006 Consolidated HMS Fishery Management Plan:

This amendment integrates provisions of recently revised National Standard guidelines, a standardized bycatch reporting methodology rulemaking, and NOAA Fisheries policy directives into the 2006 Consolidated HMS Fishery Management Plan.
August 19, 2021 -
New England/Mid-Atlantic
Southeast
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