Notices and Rules
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
Pacific Coast Groundfish Widow Rockfish Quota Share Reallocation
This rule reallocates quota shares of widow rockfish in the Shorebased Individual Fishing Quota Program on the Pacific (West) Coast.
Effective
12/26/2017
Implementation of a Federal Limited Entry Permit in the California/Oregon Large-Mesh Drift Gillnet Fishery
NMFS is proposing regulations under the authority of the Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation and Management Act (MSA) to implement a March 2017 recommendation by the Pacific Fishery Management Council (Council) to amend the Fishery Management Plan for U
Published
10/31/2017
Seabird Cable Strike Mitigation Workshop
Emerging seabird mitigation technologies will be discussed at the Seabird Cable Strike Mitigation Workshop. The meeting will be held at the NOAA Western Regional Center, Building 9 (Kelly C. Sandy III Auditorium), 7600 Sand Point Way NE., Seattle, WA 9811
Published
10/20/2017
2017–2018 Biennial Harvest Specifications for Pacific Coast Groundfish; Amendment 24 to the Pacific Coast Groundfish Fishery Management Plan
Final rule establishing the 2017-2018 harvest specifications and management measures for groundfish taken in the U.S. exclusive economic zone off the coasts of Washington, Oregon, and California.
Effective
02/07/2017
Pacific Coast Sablefish Electronic Fish Tickets
This final rule establishes a requirement for submitting electronic fish tickets (EFT) in the limited entry fixed gear fisheries and open access fisheries for sablefish.
Effective
01/01/2017
Pacific Coast Groundfish Trawl Rationalization Program Scale Requirements
Final rule revising scale requirements for processing vessels that are required to weigh fish at sea.
Effective
06/06/2016
Fisheries Off West Coast States; Comprehensive Ecosystem-Based Amendment 1; Amendments to the Fishery Management Plans for Coastal Pelagic Species,
Comprehensive Ecosystem-Based Amendment 1 (CEBA 1) amends the Pacific Fishery Management Council's (Council's) four fishery management plans (FMPs): the Coastal Pelagic Species (CPS) FMP, the Pacific Coast Groundfish FMP, the FMP for U.S. West Coast Highl
Effective
05/04/2016
Fisheries Off West Coast States; List of Authorized Fisheries and Gear
This action updates the Federal list of authorized fisheries and gear issued under the Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation and Management Act (MSA, at 16 U.S.C. 1855(a)). The List of Fisheries includes a description of fisheries allowed to operate in t
Effective
01/22/2015