Notices and Rules
Alaska Prohibited Species Donation Program: Federal Register Rules and Notices
Section 679.26 authorizes the voluntary distribution of salmon and halibut taken incidentally in the groundfish trawl fisheries off Alaska to economically disadvantaged individuals by tax-exempt organizations through an authorized distributor.
Published
05/18/2023
Fisheries Off West Coast States: West Coast Salmon Fisheries; 2023 Specifications and Management Measures
Regulations to manage the 2023 ocean season fisheries off the U.S. West Coast.
Effective
05/16/2023
Regulations to Authorize Deep-set Buoy Gear under the Fishery Management Plan for U.S. West Coast Fisheries for Highly Migratory Species (HMS FMP)
Fishery Management Plan final rule to authorize deep-set buoy gear in federal waters off California and Oregon
Published
05/08/2023
Interim Action to Reduce Overfishing of Gag in the Gulf of Mexico
Interim Action to the Fishery Management Plan for Reef Fish Resources in the Gulf of Mexico
Including Environmental Assessment, Regulatory Impact Review, and Initial Regulatory Flexibility Act Analysis; November 2022
Effective
05/03/2023
2023 Atlantic Spiny Dogfish Specifications
Final 2023 specifications for the Atlantic Spiny Dogfish Fishery Management Plan
Effective
05/01/2023
2023 Closure of the Northern Gulf of Maine
2023 Closure of the Northern Gulf of Maine Scallop Management Area for Limited Access General Category Vessels
Effective
04/21/2023
2023 Pacific Halibut Recreational Fishery
Final rule for the 2023 Pacific halibut Area 2A (Washington, Oregon, and California) catch sharing plan and annual management measures
- Temporary rule; inseason adjustment; request for comments (89 FR 53361, June 2…
- Temporary rule; closure (88 FR 53383, August 8, 2023)
- Temporary rule; inseason adjustment; request for comments (88 FR 47055, July 2…
- Inseason correction; request for comments (88 FR 36973, June 6, 2023)
- Final Rule (88 FR 21503, April 11, 2023)
Published
04/11/2023
Framework Adjustment 36 to the Atlantic Sea Scallop Fishery Management Plan
Framework 36 would set scallop fishery specifications and other management measures for fishing years 2023 and 2024. Framework 36 would implement measures to protect small scallops and revise regulatory text.
Effective
04/01/2023
Recreational Harvest Control Rule Framework Adjustment to the Summer Flounder, Scup, and Black Sea Bass, and Bluefish Fishery Management Plans
Recreational harvest control rule
Effective
03/09/2023
2022–2025 Annual Catch Limits for Main Hawaiian Islands Deepwater Shrimp and Precious Coral Fisheries
NOAA Fisheries is implementing annual catch limits and accountability measures for main Hawaiian Islands deepwater shrimp and precious coral fisheries through 2025.
Published
03/07/2023