Notices and Rules
Final Rule: 2024 Atlantic Shark Commercial Fishery Quotas, Opening Dates, and Retention Limits
NOAA Fisheries announces a final rule for 2024 and future fishing years of the Atlantic shark commercial fishery.
Effective
01/01/2024
Final Rule for 2024 Surfclam and Ocean Quahog Specifications and Minimum Size Suspension for Surfclams
2024 Surfclam and Ocean Quahog specifications and minimum size
Effective
01/01/2024
Amendment 52: Changes to Catch levels, Allocations, Accountability Measures, and Management Measures for Blueline Tilefish and Golden Tilefish
Amendment 52: Changes to catch levels, allocations, and recreational accountability measures for golden tilefish and to the recreational bag and possession limit and recreational accountability measures for blueline tilefish
Effective
12/07/2023
Fisheries Off West Coast States: West Coast Salmon Fisheries; Amendment 24 to the Pacific Coast Salmon Fishery Management Plan
Amendment to the Pacific Coast Salmon Fishery Management Plan to clarify technical review of models involving impacts on Southern Resident killer whales
Comments Close
01/26/2024
Incidental Take Authorization: Pacific Gas & Electric Sediment Remediation Project, San Francisco Bay
Pacific Gas & Electric Sediment Remediation Project, San Francisco Bay
Comments Close
12/27/2023
Amendment 123 to the Fishery Management Plan for the Groundfish of the Bering Sea and Aleutian Islands
NOAA Fisheries proposes regulations to implement Amendment 123 to the Fishery Management Plan for Groundfish of the Bering Sea and Aleutian Islands. The proposed rule would amend regulations governing limits on Pacific halibut prohibited species catch.
Published
11/24/2023
Modification of Deadlines Under the Fish and Fish Product Import Provisions of the Marine Mammal Protection Act
NOAA Fisheries issues this final rule to revise the regulations implementing the import provisions of the Marine Mammal Protection Act (MMPA). This final rule extends, by two years, the exemption period to end December 31, 2025.
Issued
11/17/2023
Proposed Rule for the 2024 and Projected 2025 Specifications for the Summer Flounder and Scup Fisheries, and 2024 Specifications for the Black Sea
Proposed 2024 Summer Flounder, Scup, and Black Sea Bass Specifications
Comments Close
12/02/2023
Amendment 31 to the Pacific Coast Groundfish Fishery Management Plan
Amendment 31 to the Pacific Coast Groundfish Fishery Management Plan (FMP), which proposes to define the geographic units of 20 stocks for 14 species of groundfish, a subset of 80+ species managed by the FMP
Published
11/16/2023
NOAA Fisheries’ Withdrawal of its SIMP Proposed Rule and Announcement of a Comprehensive Review of the Program
NOAA to Withdraw Proposed Rule on the Seafood Import Monitoring Program (SIMP); Will Conduct Broad Program Review
Published
11/16/2023