Notices and Rules
2023 Atlantic Spiny Dogfish Specifications
Final 2023 specifications for the Atlantic Spiny Dogfish Fishery Management Plan
Effective
05/01/2023
Approval of 2023 and 2024 Sector Operations Plans and Allocation of 2023 Northeast Multispecies Annual Catch Entitlements
Approval of 2023 and 2024 Sector Operations Plans and Allocation of 2023 Northeast Multispecies Annual Catch Entitlements
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
White Hake Trimester Total Allowable Catch Area Closure for the Common Pool Fishery
This action closes the White Hake Trimester Total Allowable Catch Area to common pool vessels on a groundfish trip fishing with trawl gear, sink gillnet gear, and longline/hook gear, except for Handgear A and B permitted vessels.
Effective
04/18/2023
Framework Amendment 1: Modification of Spiny Lobster Management Reference Points
Framework Amendment 1 to the Fishery Management Plans for Puerto Rico, St. Thomas and St. John, and St. Croix: Modification of Spiny Lobster Management Reference Points Based on SEDAR 57 Stock Assessments
Effective
04/15/2023
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
2023-2025 Atlantic Herring Fishery Specifications
2023-2025 Atlantic Herring Fishery Specifications Interim Final Rule
- Interim Final Rule (03/23/2023): 2023-2025 Atlantic Herring Fishery Specificati…
- Temporary Rule (04/26/2023): 2023 Cape Cod Catch Cap Closure
- Temporary Rule (05/14/2023): 2023 Area 3 Possession Limit Adjustment
- Temporary Rule (10/12/2023): 2023 New Brunswick Weir Adjustment
- Temporary Rule (11/8/2023): 2023 Area 1A Possession Limit Adjustment
Effective
03/23/2023
Proposed Rule: Retention Prohibition of Oceanic Whitetip Sharks in U.S. Atlantic Waters and Hammerhead Sharks in the U.S. Caribbean Sea
Retention Prohibition of Oceanic Whitetip Sharks in U.S. Atlantic Waters and Hammerhead Sharks
Issued
03/21/2023
Reglamentación propuesta: Prohibición de retención de tiburones oceánicos de punta blanca en aguas del Atlántico de Estados Unidos y tiburones
Reglamentación propuesta: Prohibición de retención de tiburones oceánicos de punta blanca en aguas del Atlántico de Estados Unidos y tiburones martillo en el mar Caribe de los Estados Unidos.
Issued
03/21/2023