Notices and Rules
Mid-Atlantic Unmanaged Forage Omnibus Amendment
NOAA Fisheries partially approves and implements through regulations measures included in the Mid-Atlantic Unmanaged Forage Omnibus Amendment, as adopted by the Mid-Atlantic Fishery Management Council and approved by NOAA Fisheries on June 13, 2017. The p
Effective
09/27/2017
Amendment 104 to the FMP for the Groundfish of the Gulf of Alaska Management Area
BSAI groundfish amendment 114, GOA groundfish amendment 104 and this final rule integrate electronic monitoring into the North Pacific Observer Program.
Effective
09/07/2017
Amendment 114 to the FMP for the Groundfish of the Bering Sea and Aleutian Islands Management Area
Amendment 114 to the Fishery Management Plan (FMP) for Groundfish of the BSAI and Amendment 104 to the FMP for Groundfish of the GOA and this final rule integrate electronic monitoring into the North Pacific Observer Program.
Effective
09/07/2017
Amendment 10 to the 2006 Consolidated HMS Fishery Management Plan: Essential Fish Habitat
NOAA Fisheries conducted a 5-year review of Atlantic Highly Migratory Species (HMS) Essential Fish Habitat (EFH) and determined that updates to HMS EFH were warranted. Amendment 10 to the 2006 Consolidated Atlantic HMS FMP was undertaken to update HM
Effective
08/30/2017
Marine Conservation Plan for Guam
NOAA Fisheries announces approval of a Marine Conservation Plan for Guam, valid from August 4, 2017, through August 3, 2020.
Published
08/16/2017
Amendment 5b to the 2006 Consolidated HMS Fishery Management Plan: Atlantic Shark Management Measures
The purpose of Amendment 5b to the 2006 Consolidated Atlantic Highly Migratory Species (HMS) fishery management plan (FMP) is to end overfishing on, and rebuild the dusky shark stock. Draft Amendment 5 to the 2006 Consolidated HMS FMP (77 FR 73029) propos
Effective
06/05/2017
2016-2017 Alaska Groundfish Harvest Specifications
2016-2017 harvest specifications, apportionments, and Pacific halibut prohibited species catch limits for the groundfish fishery of the Gulf of Alaska and the Bering Sea and Aleutian Islands.
Published
02/17/2017
2017–2018 Biennial Harvest Specifications for Pacific Coast Groundfish; Amendment 24 to the Pacific Coast Groundfish Fishery Management Plan
Final rule establishing the 2017-2018 harvest specifications and management measures for groundfish taken in the U.S. exclusive economic zone off the coasts of Washington, Oregon, and California.
Effective
02/07/2017
Amendment 101 to the FMP for the Groundfish of the Gulf of Alaska Management Area
GOA groundfish FMP amendment 101 to authorize the use of longline pot gear in the GOA sablefish IFQ fishery and establish management measures to minimize conflicts between hook-and-line and longline pot gear used in the GOA sablefish IFQ fisheries.
Effective
01/27/2017
Amendment 47 to the FMP for the Bering Sea/Aleutian Islands King and Tanner Crabs
BSAI crab FMP Amendment 47 and regulations to exempt eastern bairdi and western bairdi IPQ crab, custom processed through a contractual agreement, from being applied against the IPQ use cap of the processing facility owners.
Effective
01/19/2017