Notices and Rules
Final 2025 Atlantic Surfclam and Ocean Quahog Specifications
Final 2025 Atlantic Surfclam and Ocean Quahog Specifications
Effective
01/01/2025
Amendment 23 to the Summer Flounder, Scup, and Black Sea Bass Fishery Management Plan
NOAA Fisheries Implements Approved Measures of Amendment 23 to the Summer
Flounder, Scup, and Black Sea Bass Fishery Management Plan: Commercial Black Sea Bass
Coastwide In-season Closure Trigger
Effective
01/01/2025
Final Rule to Implement 2024-2026 Catch Limits and Accountability Measures for American Samoa Bottomfish
NOAA Fisheries announces a final rule to implement new annual catch limits and accountability measures for fishing years 2024–2026.
Effective
12/09/2024
Framework Action 3 under the St. Croix and St. Thomas and St. John Fishery Management Plans: Modification of Status Determination Criteria and
Framework Action 3 under the St. Croix and St. Thomas and St. John Fishery Management Plans: Modification of Status Determination Criteria and Management Reference Points based on the SEDAR 80 Queen Triggerfish Stock Assessments
Published
12/04/2024
Framework Adjustment 16 to the Mackerel, Squid, and Butterfish Fishery Management Plan
Framework Adjustment 16 to the Mackerel, Squid, and Butterfish Fishery Management Plan
Effective
11/29/2024
Approval of Revisions to Framework Adjustment 66 to the Northeast Multispecies Fishery Management Plan and Sector Annual Catch Entitlements
This action adjusts the 2024 fishing year allocations to sectors and the common pool based on finalized rosters, reduces the 2023 GOM cod common pool sub-annual catch limit due to a 2023 overage, and announces sector carryover from FY 2023 into FY 2024.
Effective
11/18/2024
Submit Nominations for the Atlantic Highly Migratory Species Advisory Panel
Nomination Packages Due December 20, 2024
Issued
11/18/2024
Quota Transfer: Atlantic Bluefin Tuna General Category Fishery
NOAA Fisheries has transferred 59.5 metric tons (mt) of Atlantic bluefin tuna quota from the Reserve category to the General category December time period.
Issued
11/14/2024
Now Accepting Applications for the 2025 Shark Research Fishery
NOAA Fisheries is accepting applications from commercial fishermen with Atlantic shark Directed or Incidental permits for participation in the 2025 shark research fishery. Applications due by December 9, 2024.
Published
11/08/2024
Amendment 7 to the Fishery Ecosystem Plan for the American Samoa Archipelago; Discontinue Rebuilding Plan for American Samoa Bottomfish
NOAA Fisheries is discontinuing the rebuilding plan for American Samoa bottomfish management unit species based on the 2023 stock assessment. We are also implementing new annual catch limits and accountability measures for fishing years 2024–2026.
Published
11/07/2024