Notices and Rules
Reglamentación Propuesta: Requisitos de Reportaje Electrónicos
Reglamentación Propuesta: Requisitos de reportaje electrónicos para las especies altamente migratorias (HMS, por sus siglas in ingles) del Atlántico.
Issued
09/05/2024
2024–2025 CNMI Bottomfish Annual Catch Limit and Catch Target
NOAA Fisheries is implementing a new annual catch limit and annual catch target for bottomfish in the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands for fishing years 2024 and 2025.
Effective
08/30/2024
2024-2027 Marine Conservation Plan for American Samoa; Western Pacific Sustainable Fisheries Fund
NOAA Fisheries announces the approval of a 2024–2027 Marine Conservation Plan for American Samoa.
Published
08/30/2024
2024-2026 Small-Mesh Multispecies Specifications
2024-2026 small-mesh multispecies (whiting) specifications
Published
08/29/2024
Changes to Purse Seine FAD Closure Periods in Western and Central Pacific
NOAA Fisheries announces a final rule to shorten existing fish aggregating device (FAD) closure periods. This rule applies to U.S. purse seine vessels fishing for highly migratory species in the Western and Central Pacific Ocean.
Effective
08/29/2024
Amendment 2 to the Puerto Rico, St. Croix, and St. Thomas and St. John Fishery Management Plans: Trawl, Net Gear, and Descending Devices
Amendment 2 to the Puerto Rico, St. Croix, and St. Thomas and St. John Fishery Management Plans: Trawl, Net Gear, and Descending Devices
Published
08/27/2024
2024-2026 Specifications for the Mackerel, Squid, and Butterfish Fishery Management Plan
This final rule approves and implements the 2024-2026 specifications for the Mackerel, Squid, and Butterfish Fishery Management Plan.
Effective
08/22/2024
Framework Action to Modify the Greater Amberjack Recreational Fixed Closed Season and Commercial Trip Limit
This framework action modifies the greater amberjack recreational fixed-closed season and commercial trip limit to extend the fishing season durations, reduces the likelihood of exceeding the ACL, and eliminates harvest during the spawning period.
Effective
08/21/2024
Closure: Atlantic Bluefin Tuna General Category (Commercial) Fishery
Closure: Atlantic Bluefin Tuna General Category (Commercial) Fishery
Issued
08/20/2024
2024 Commercial Blueline Tilefish Possession Limit Reduction
2024 Commercial Blueline Tilefish Possession Limit Reduction
Effective
08/12/2024