Notices and Rules
2021 Harvest Specifications for Pacific Whiting and 2021 Pacific Whiting Tribal Allocation
Final rule implementing 2021 Pacific whiting harvest specifications.
Published
06/23/2021
Fisheries Off West Coast States; West Coast Salmon Fisheries; 2021 Management Measures
NMFS establishes fishery management measures for the 2021 ocean salmon fisheries off Washington, Oregon, and California, and the 2022 salmon seasons opening earlier than May 16, 2022.
Published
05/13/2021
International Fisheries: Pacific Tuna Fisheries; 2021 Commercial Fishing Restrictions for Pacific Bluefin Tuna in the Eastern Pacific Ocean
Final rule for 2021 annual harvest limits on commercial catch of Pacific bluefin tuna.
Published
03/29/2021
Salmon Bycatch Minimization Measures for the Pacific Coast Groundfish Fishery
Salmon bycatch minimization measures to minimize incidental take of Endangered Species Act-listed salmon by vessels in the Pacific Coast groundfish fishery.
Published
02/23/2021
2021 Pacific Halibut Catch Sharing Plan
NMFS proposes to approve changes to the Pacific Halibut Catch Sharing Plan for the International Pacific Halibut Commission’s regulatory Area 2A off of Washington, Oregon, and California.
- Temporary rule; inseason adjustment; request for comments (86 FR 47238, August …
- Temporary rule; inseason adjustment; request for comments (86 FR 38415, July 21…
- Final Rule (86 FR 20638, April 21, 2021)
- Proposed Rule (86 FR 9312, February 12, 2021)
- Final rule for IPHC 2021 Annual Management Measures (86 FR 13475, March 9, 2021)
Published
02/12/2021
Fisheries Off West Coast States; West Coast Salmon Fisheries; Rebuilding Coho Salmon Stocks
Final rule for coho salmon rebuilding plans and environmental assessments and FONSIs.
Published
02/12/2021
Amendment 20 to the Pacific Coast Salmon Fishery Management Plan: Changes to the Preseason Schedule and Klamath Management Zone Boundary
NMFS announces that the Pacific Fishery Management Council has submitted Amendment 20 to the Pacific Coast Salmon Fishery Management Plan (FMP) for review by the Secretary of Commerce.
Published
02/09/2021
Skykomish Summer Steelhead Hatchery Program and Sunset Falls Trap and Haul Program
Available for public comment, draft environmental assessment for the Skykomish River steelhead hatchery program plan and permit for Sunset Falls trap-and-haul operation.
Published
02/05/2021
Paperwork Reduction Act Renewal for Gear Marking Requirements, Opportunity for Comment
Availability for comment of a currently approved information collection, regarding marking of fishing gear.
Published
01/25/2021
Paperwork Reduction Act Renewal for Vessel Marking Requirements, Opportunity for Comment
Request for an extension of a currently approved information collection, vessel marking requirements.
Published
01/22/2021