Notices and Rules
Framework Action to Modify Greater Amberjack Allowable Harvest and Rebuilding Plan
This framework modifies the allowable harvest and rebuilding plan for the Gulf of Mexico greater amberjack stock as a result of the most recent stock assessment and modifies the recreational fixed closed season.
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Effective
01/27/2018
Shrimp Amendment 17B: Yield, Permit Threshold, and Transit Provisions
Amendment 17B defines the optimum yield for shrimp, determines the appropriate number of permits to achieve optimum yield on a continuing basis, considers measures to maintain the appropriate number of permits for the federal Gulf shrimp fishery without i
Effective
01/22/2018
Proposed Rule for a Commerce Trusted Trader Program
The National Marine Fisheries Service is proposing a Commerce Trusted Trader Program (CTTP) as part of an effective seafood traceability process to combat Illegal, Unreported, and Unregulated (IUU) fishing and seafood fraud. The voluntary CTTP supplements
Published
01/17/2018
Reef Fish Amendment 46: Gray Triggerfish Rebuilding Plan
This Amendment and proposed rule address a determination that the rebuilding of the Gulf gray triggerfish stock is not making adequate progress. The amendment and rule would establish a 9-year rebuilding time period, retain the current gray triggerf
Effective
01/16/2018
Gulf of Mexico Shrimp Historical Amendments and Rulemaking (1981-2017)
The following is a list of historic rulemakings to the fishery management plan for the shrimp fishery of the Gulf of Mexico effective 2017 and earlier.
Issued
12/31/2017
Amendment 44: Minimum Stock Size Threshold Revision for Reef Fish Stocks with Existing Status Determination Criteria
A stock is considered overfished when the population size is considered too low. If this occurs, a rebuilding plan is needed. For managed stocks, overfished thresholds (also known as minimum stock size thresholds) are established so that if th
Effective
12/28/2017
Pacific Coast Groundfish Widow Rockfish Quota Share Reallocation
This rule reallocates quota shares of widow rockfish in the Shorebased Individual Fishing Quota Program on the Pacific (West) Coast.
Effective
12/26/2017
Amendment 48 to the FMP for the Bering Sea/Aleutian Islands King and Tanner Crabs
Amendment 48 to the FMP for BSAI King and Tanner Crabs and revisions to regulations implementing the American Fisheries Act (AFA) Program and the Crab Rationalization Program that determine limited access privileges held and used by CDQ groups.
Effective
12/11/2017
Implementation of a Federal Limited Entry Permit in the California/Oregon Large-Mesh Drift Gillnet Fishery
NMFS is proposing regulations under the authority of the Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation and Management Act (MSA) to implement a March 2017 recommendation by the Pacific Fishery Management Council (Council) to amend the Fishery Management Plan for U
Published
10/31/2017
Seabird Cable Strike Mitigation Workshop
Emerging seabird mitigation technologies will be discussed at the Seabird Cable Strike Mitigation Workshop. The meeting will be held at the NOAA Western Regional Center, Building 9 (Kelly C. Sandy III Auditorium), 7600 Sand Point Way NE., Seattle, WA 9811
Published
10/20/2017