Notices and Rules
Amendment 31 to the Pacific Coast Groundfish Fishery Management Plan
Amendment 31 to the Pacific Coast Groundfish Fishery Management Plan (FMP), which proposes to define the geographic units of 20 stocks for 14 species of groundfish, a subset of 80+ species managed by the FMP
Published
11/16/2023
Proposed 2024 Golden and Blueline Tilefish Fishery Specifications
2024 tilefish specifications
Published
11/14/2023
North Pacific Observer Program - Federal Register Rules and Notices
Federal Register rules and notices regarding the North Pacific Observer Program. The program is an integral component in the management of North Pacific fisheries and has two observer coverage categories: Partial and full.
- Final Rule: Monitoring Requirements for Pot Catcher/Processors (88 FR 77228, 11…
- Proposed Rule: Monitoring Requirements for Pot Catcher/Processors
- Temporary Rule: Emergency Action Extended (85 FR 59199, 09/21/2020)
- Final Rule: Fee Adjustment to 1.65% (85 FR 41424, 7/10/20)
- Temporary Rule: Observer Coverage Requirements (85 FR 17285, 03/27/2020)
Published
11/09/2023
Framework 12: Modifications to Commercial Gulf King Mackerel Gillnet Fishing Season
CMP Framework 12 and the final rule would adjust the Gulf king mackerel gillnet component fishing season.
Effective
10/10/2023
2023 U.S. Territorial Longline Bigeye Tuna Catch Limits for the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands
NOAA Fisheries announces a fishing agreement between the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands and the Hawaiʻi Longline Association regarding CNMI’s 2023 longline bigeye tuna catch limits.
Published
10/03/2023
2023-2024 Alaska Groundfish Harvest Specifications
2023-2024 harvest specifications, apportionments, and prohibited species catch allowances for the groundfish fishery of the Gulf of Alaska and the Bering Sea and Aleutian Islands to establish harvest limits for groundfish.
- Reallocation of Atka mackerel in the Bering Sea and Aleutian Islands Management…
- Several Groundfish Species in the Bering Sea and Aleutian Islands Management Ar…
- Fisheries of the Exclusive Economic Zone Off Alaska; Reallocation of Pacific Co…
- BSAI Reallocation (88 FR 18443, 03/29/2023)
- Correction to BSAI Harvest Specifications (88 FR 18258, 03/28/2023)
Published
09/27/2023
Federal Register Notices of Proposed and/or Continuing Information Collections as Required by the Paperwork Reduction Act
Public comment periods for proposed new or extensions of existing collections of information in the NOAA Fisheries Alaska Region under the provisions of the Paperwork Reduction Act (44 U.S.C. Chapter 35).
- Individual Fishing Quotas for Pacific Halibut and Sablefish in the Alaska Fishe…
- Agency Information Collection Activities; Submission to the Office of Managemen…
- Agency Information Collection Activities; Submission to the Office of Managemen…
- Alaska Pacific Halibut Fisheries: Charter Extension (88 FR 66817, 9/28/2023)
- NMFS Alaska Region Vessel Monitoring System Program Extension (88 FR 66816, 9/2…
Published
09/19/2023
Modification of Gray Triggerfish Commercial Trip Limits
The purpose of the Framework Action and proposed rule is to increase the Gulf of Mexico gray triggerfish commercial trip limit to allow commercial fishermen the opportunity to land the commercial annual catch target (ACT).
Effective
09/01/2023
Final Rule: 2023 Summer Flounder, Scup, and Black Sea Bass Recreational Management Measures
Final Rule: 2023 Summer Flounder, Scup, and Black Sea Bass Recreational Management Measures
Effective
08/15/2023
Framework Action : Historical Captain Permits Conversion into Standard Federal Charter/Headboat Permits
This rule will address the Framework Action to provide federal for-hire operators in the Gulf an opportunity to replace their reef fish and coastal migratory pelagic historical captain permits with standard Gulf charter/headboat permits.
Effective
07/31/2023