Notices and Rules
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
Closure: Atlantic Bluefin Tuna Harpoon Category Fishery
Closure: Atlantic Bluefin Tuna Harpoon Category Fishery
Issued
07/28/2023
Gulf of Maine Cod Trimester Total Allowable Catch Area Closure for the Common Pool Fishery
This action closes the Gulf of Maine Cod Trimester Total Allowable Catch Area to Northeast multispecies common pool vessels fishing with trawl gear, sink gillnet gear, and longline/hook gear, through August 31, 2023.
Effective
07/27/2023
2023-2025 Specifications for the Mackerel, Squid, and Butterfish Fishery Management Plan
2023-2025 Specifications for the Mackerel, Squid, and Butterfish Fishery Management Plan
Effective
07/27/2023
Individual Fishing Quota (IFQ) Program in Alaska Federal Register Rules and Notices 2004–Present
The commercial halibut and sablefish fisheries in the Gulf of Alaska (GOA) and the Bering Sea and Aleutian Islands (BSAI) management areas are managed under the Individual Fishing Quota (IFQ) Program that was implemented in 1995.
- Final Rule: Modify the 2023-2027 Halibut IFQ (88 FR 48137, 07/26/2023)
- Proposed Rule: Modify the 2023-2027 Halibut IFQ (88 FR 30272, 05/11/2023)
- Temporary Final Rule: Vessel Use Caps (87 FR 34215, 06/06/2022)
- Proposed Rule: Vessel Use Caps (87 FR 23155, 04/19/2022)
- Final Rule: Sablefish Pot Gear Tags and Notary Certification Requirements (86 F…
Published
07/26/2023
Quota Transfer: Atlantic Bluefin Tuna Harpoon Category Fishery
Quota Transfer: Atlantic Bluefin Tuna Harpoon Category Fishery
Published
07/26/2023
2023 Pacific Halibut Directed Commercial Fishery
2023 Pacific halibut annual management measures for the Area 2A non-tribal directed commercial fishery off Washington, Oregon, and California.
Effective
07/24/2023
Amendment 54: Modifications to Greater Amberjack Catch Limits, Sector Allocation, and Rebuilding Plan
Reef Fish 54 adjusts the Gulf of Mexico (Gulf) greater amberjack overfishing limit, acceptable biological catch, and sector annual catch limits and annual catch targets consistent with the most recent Southeast Data Assessment and
Effective
07/17/2023
Atlantic Bluefin Tuna Harpoon Category Fishery: Commercial Daily Retention Limit Adjustment
Commercial Daily Retention Limit Adjustment for the Atlantic Bluefin Tuna Harpoon Category Fishery.
Issued
07/12/2023
Chinook and Chum Salmon Bycatch Reduction in Alaska Fisheries - Federal Register Rules and Notices
NOAA Fisheries announces its intent to prepare an Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) on management measures to minimize non-Chinook salmon bycatch in accordance with the National Environmental Policy Act.
- Notice of Intent to Prepare EIS, Minimizing Bycatch in the Bering Sea (88 FR 44…
- Emergency Rule for Chinook Salmon PSC Limits (80 FR 47864, 08/10/2015)
- Notice of Public Workshop for AFA Catcher Vessels (78 FR 19214, 03/29/2013)
- Proposed Rule in BSAI Chum/Chinook Salmon Savings Area (72 FR 19454, 04/18/2007)
- Implementation of Chinook Salmon Economic Data Report Program (77 FR 5389, 02/0…
Effective
07/11/2023