Notices and Rules
Fishing Restrictions for Tropical Tuna and Silky Shark in the Eastern Pacific Ocean for 2022 and Beyond
Final rule necessary for the conservation of tropical tuna stocks and silky shark in the EPO, under the Tuna Conventions Act
Published
07/08/2022
Zero Atlantic Shortfin Mako Shark Retention Limit
No shortfin mako sharks may be landed or retained in any U.S. Atlantic highly migratory species (HMS) fishery until further notice.
Effective
07/05/2022
2022-2023 Annual Specifications and Management Measures for Pacific Sardine
Annual harvest specifications and management measures for Pacific sardine harvest for July 1, 2022, through June 30, 2023
Published
07/01/2022
Fishery Closure - Atlantic Bluefin Tuna Angling Category Northern Area Trophy Fishery
Fishery Closure - Atlantic Bluefin Tuna Angling Category Northern Area Trophy Fishery
Effective
06/29/2022
Inseason Adjustments to Gulf of Mexico Aggregated Large Coastal Shark and Atlantic Hammerhead Shark Quotas
Adjustments to Gulf of Mexico Aggregated Large Coastal Shark and Atlantic Hammerhead Shark Quotas
Effective
06/29/2022
Atlantic Bluefin Tuna General Category Fishery: Commercial Daily Retention Limit Adjustment
Atlantic Bluefin Tuna General Category Fishery Commercial Daily Retention Limit Adjustment
Issued
06/28/2022
Final Rule to Implement 2022 Recreational Management Measures for Summer Flounder, Scup, and Black Sea Bass
2022 recreational black sea bass, scup, summer flounder regulations
Published
06/09/2022
Final Environmental Assessment for the Garapan Fishing Base
NOAA Fisheries proposed to provide federal funding to the Western Pacific Fishery Management Council to support construction of a rock revetment along Garapan Fishing Base, Saipan, Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands.
Published
06/09/2022
Interim Final Rule and Temporary Specifications for Extension of Period to Implement Decisions of the Western and Central Pacific Fisheries Commission
NOAA Fisheries published an interim final rule on June 7, 2022, extending the time period that COVID-19-related temporary specifications that implement decisions of the Western and Central Pacific Fisheries Commission may remain in effect.
Published
06/07/2022
Amendment 22 to the Mackerel, Squid, and Butterfish Fishery Management Plan
Amendment 22 aims to revise the goals and objectives of the fishery management plan and revise the number and types of Illex squid permits to reduce the negative effects of the race to fish.
Published
06/07/2022