Notices and Rules
Vessel Moratorium for Groundfish and Crab in Alaska - Federal Register Rules and Notices
NOAA Fisheries implemented the Vessel Moratorium Program through regulations effective January 1, 1996, to impose a temporary moratorium on the entry of new vessels into the commercial groundfish fisheries in the Exclusive Economic Zone of the GOA and the
Effective
07/21/2000
Amendment 57 to the FMP for the Groundfish of the Bering Sea and Aleutian Islands Management Area
NOAA Fisheries issues regulations to implement Amendment 57 to the Fishery Management Plan for the Groundfish Fishery of the Bering Sea and Aleutian Islands Area to address bycatch reduction objectives.
Effective
06/15/2000
2000-2004 Alaska Groundfish Harvest Specifications
harvest specifications, apportionments, and Pacific halibut prohibited species catch limits for the groundfish fishery of the Gulf of Alaska and the Bering Sea and Aleutian Islands. from 2000-2004
Issued
04/17/2000
Amendment 66 to the FMP for the Groundfish of the Bering Sea and Aleutian Islands Management Area
NOAA Fisheries establishes regulations to implement cost recovery for the Individual Fishing Quota program for fixed gear halibut and sablefish fisheries in waters in and off of Alaska to impose and provide for collection of fees.
Effective
03/15/2000
American Fisheries Act (AFA) Pollock Buyback Program: Inshore Fee System for Repayment of the Fishing Capacity Loan to Harvesters of Pollock from the
The American Fisheries Act Pollock Buyback Program implements an inshore fee system for the inshore component of the Bering Sea/Aleutian islands directed fishing allowance.
Effective
02/10/2000
Amendment 6 to the FMP for the Scallop Fishery Off Alaska
NOAA Fisheries announces the approval of Amendment 6 to the FMP for the Scallop Fishery Off Alaska. This amendment revises definitions of overfishing, maximum sustainable yield, and optimum yield.
Effective
03/03/1999
Amendment 56 to the FMP for the Groundfish of the Gulf of Alaska Management Area
NOAA Fisheries announces the approval of Amendment 56 to the Fishery Management Plan for Groundfish of the Gulf of Alaska to revise the definition of overfishing levels for groundfish species or species groups in this plan.
Effective
01/27/1999
Amendment 56 to the FMP for the Groundfish of the Bering Sea and Aleutian Islands Management Area
NOAA Fisheries announces the approval of Amendment 56 to the Fishery Management Plan for the Groundfish Fishery of the Bering Sea and Aleutian Islands Area to revise the definition of overfishing levels for groundfish species or species groups.
Effective
01/27/1999
Amendment 45 to the FMP for the Groundfish of the Bering Sea and Aleutian Islands Management Area
NOAA Fisheries issues a final rule to implement Amendment 45 to the Fishery Management Plan for the Groundfish Fishery of the Bering Sea and Aleutian Islands Area to implement CDQ Program-related provisions of the American Fisheries Act.
Effective
01/21/1999
Amendment 51 to the FMP for the Groundfish of the Gulf of Alaska Management Area
NOAA Fisheries issues regulations to implement Amendment 51 to the Fishery Management Plan for Groundfish of the Gulf of Alaska re-establishing the catcher vessel operational area.
Effective
01/20/1999