Notices and Rules
Atlantic Herring Fishery: 2018 Management Area 1B Directed Fishery Closure
Effective October 24, 2018, NOAA Fisheries is closing the directed herring fishery in management Area 1B, based on a projection that a prescribed trigger for that area has been reached. Federally permitted vessels may not fish for, possess, transfer, rece
Effective
10/24/2018
Authorization of the Formation of a Recreational Quota Entity to Participate in the Pacific Halibut and Sablefish Individual Fishing Quota Program in
NOAA Fisheries issues regulations that authorize formation of a recreational quota entity (RQE) that could participate in the Pacific Halibut and Sablefish Individual Fishing Quota Program in International Pacific Halibut Commission Regulatory Areas 2C an
Effective
10/22/2018
Temporary Reopening of Atlantic Bluefin Tuna General Category Fishery
The Atlantic bluefin tuna quota General category fishery will reopen for two days within the October through November subquota period, effective 12:30 a.m., October 15 through 11:30 p.m., October 16, 2018.
Effective
10/15/2018
Striped Bass Fishing in the Block Island Transit Zone: Advance Notice of Proposed Rulemaking and Request for Comments
NOAA Fisheries is considering removal of the current prohibition on recreational Atlantic striped bass fishing in the Block Island Transit Zone. The Transit Zone is defined as the area of federal waters within Block Island Sound, located north of a line
Published
10/04/2018
Scup Fishery; Adjustment to the 2018 Winter II Quota
NOAA Fisheries adjusts the 2018 Winter II commercial scup quota and per-trip federal landing limit. This action is intended to comply with Framework Adjustment 3 to the Summer Flounder, Scup, and Black Sea Bass Fishery Management Plan that established the
Effective
10/01/2018
Northeast Skate Complex; Framework Adjustment 5 and 2018-2019 Specifications
NOAA approves regulations to implement Northeast Skate Complex Fishery Management Plan Framework Adjustment 5 management measures and 2018-2019 specifications for the skate fishery. The action is necessary to establish skate specifications to be consisten
Effective
09/28/2018
Proposed Information Collection for U.S. Territorial Catch and Fishing Effort Limits
The Department of Commerce, as part of its continuing effort to reduce paperwork and respondent burden, invites the general public and other Federal agencies to take this opportunity to comment on proposed and/or continuing information collections, as req
Published
09/18/2018
Temporary Closure of the U.S. Purse Seine Fishery on the High Seas
NOAA Fisheries announces the closure of the U.S. purse seine fishery on the high seas in the area of application of the Convention on the Conservation and Management of Highly Migratory Fish Stocks in the Western and Central Pacific Ocean (Convention Area
Effective
09/18/2018
Implementing Recent Decisions of the Western and Central Pacific Fisheries Commission
NOAA Fisheries publishes a final rule to implement recent decisions of the Western and Central Pacific Fisheries Commission. These regulations implement catch limits for the U.S. longline fleet operating in the western and central Pacific Ocean (WCPO), fi
Effective
08/30/2018
Abbreviated Framework Amendment 1: Red Grouper Annual Catch Limits
Actions adjusted the annual catch limits (ACL) for South Atlantic red grouper in response to the results of the latest stock assessment.
Amendment
Abbreviated Framework Amendment 1
Effective
08/27/2018