Notices and Rules
Final Rule to Implement 2024 Monkfish Fishing Year Quotas
NMFS is implementing specifications for the 2024 monkfish fishery. This action is necessary to ensure allowable monkfish harvest levels that will prevent overfishing and allow harvesting of optimum yield.
Effective
Amendment 2 to the Island-based Fishery Management Plans: Trawl and Net Gear and Descending Devices
Amendment 2 to the Puerto Rico, St. Croix, and St. Thomas and St. John Fishery Management Plans: Trawl and Net Gear and Descending Devices
Published
Amendment 3 to the Island-based Fishery Management Plans: Management Measures for Dolphin and Wahoo
Amendment 3 to the Puerto Rico, St. Croix, and St. Thomas and St. John Fishery Management Plans: Management Measures for Dolphin and Wahoo
Published
Tori Line Requirement for Stern-Setting Vessels in Hawaiʻi Deep-Set Longline Fishery
NOAA Fisheries is replacing blue-dyed bait and strategic offal discharge requirements with a new tori line (bird-scaring streamer) requirement. The rule applies to Hawaiʻi longline vessels that stern-set above 23° N latitude.
Effective
NOAA Fisheries Implements the Prohibition of Commercial Fishing in the Northeast Canyons and Seamounts Marine National Monument
NOAA Fisheries Implements the Prohibition of Commercial Fishing in the Northeast Canyons and Seamounts Marine National Monument
Effective
Proposed Rule: Updating and Clarifying Provisions of the Magnuson-Stevens Act
Proposed Rule: Updating and Clarifying Provisions of the Magnuson-Stevens Act
Comments Close
Final Rule for 2024-2027 Atlantic Deep-Sea Red Crab Specifications
Final Rule for 2024-2027 Atlantic Deep-Sea Red Crab Specifications
Effective
Amendments 54 and 55 to the Fishery Management Plan for Bering Sea and Aleutian Islands King and Tanner Crabs
The North Pacific Fishery Management Council (Council) submitted Amendments 54 and 55 to the Fishery Management Plan for Bering Sea/Aleutian Islands King and Tanner Crabs (Crab FMP) to NMFS for review.
Comments Close
2024-2025 Atlantic Mackerel Specifications
This action proposed the 2024-2025 Atlantic mackerel specifications. These specifications include reduced acceptable biological catch and reduced trip limits to maintain the rebuilding plan goals of having a rebuilt stock by 2032.
Published
Federal Salmon Regulations for Overfished Species Rebuilding Plans--Snohomish Coho Salmon
Snohomish River coho salmon rebuilding plan is no longer required, and is proposed to be removed.
Published