Notices and Rules
Fisheries off West Coast States; Pacific Coast Groundfish Fishery; Electronic Monitoring Program
NOAA Fisheries has issued a final rule that makes electronic monitoring (EM) an option for midwater trawl vessels in the Pacific whiting fishery and fixed gear vessels in the Individual Fishing Quota (IFQ) fishery beginning in 2021 (but delayed)
Effective
07/29/2019
Pacific Coast Groundfish Trawl Logbook
This interim final rule creates a Federal requirement for vessels using trawl gear in the Pacific Coast Groundfish fishery to complete and submit the trawl logbook form.
Effective
07/05/2019
Final Rule for 2019 Pacific Whiting Harvest Specifications Tribal Allocation and Reapportionment Provision
2019 Pacific Whiting Harvest Specifications Tribal Allocation and Reapportionment Provision
Effective
05/10/2019
Management Measures for the 2019 Ocean Salmon Fisheries off Washington, Oregon and California
Fisheries Off West Coast States; West Coast Salmon Fisheries; 2019 Management Measures
Effective
05/06/2019
Proposed Rule for 2019 Pacific Whiting Harvest Specifications Tribal Allocation and Reapportionment Provision
NMFS issues this proposed rule for the 2019 Pacific whiting fishery under the authority of the Pacific Coast Groundfish Fishery Management Plan, the Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation and Management Act, and the Pacific Whiting Act of 2006. This propos
Published
03/15/2019
2019-2020 Biennial Harvest Specifications for Pacific Coast Groundfish
Final rule establishing the 2019-2020 harvest specifications and management measures for groundfish taken in the U.S. exclusive economic zone off the coasts of Washington, Oregon, and California.
Effective
01/01/2019
Pacific Coast Groundfish Trawl Gear Changes
This rule revises regulations that currently restrict the use and configuration of bottom and midwater trawl gear on the West Coast.
Effective
01/01/2019
Idaho Department of Fish and Game Fishery Management and Evaluation Plan
Notice is hereby given that the Idaho Department of Fish and Game (IDFG) has submitted a Fishery Management and Evaluation Plan (FMEP) pursuant to the protective regulations promulgated for Pacific salmon and steelhead under the Endangered Species Act (ESA). The FMEP specifies the implementation of fisheries targeting adipose-fin-clipped, hatchery-origin Snake River steelhead within the State of Idaho and in boundary waters with Oregon and Washington. This document serves to notify the public of the availability of the FMEP for comment prior to a decision by NMFS whether to approve the proposed fisheries.
Published
11/06/2018
Oregon Midwater Recreational Groundfish Fishery
This rule authorizes the use of midwater long-leader gear for recreational fishing in waters off the coast of Oregon.
Effective
04/01/2018
Amendment 21-3 to the Pacific Coast Groundfish Fishery Management Plan
Final rule changing the management of the Pacific whiting at-sea sectors' allocations for darkblotched rockfish and Pacific ocean perch.
Effective
02/07/2018