Notices and Rules
Proposed Rule to Delay Implementation of West Coast Groundfish Electronic Monitoring Program
Proposed rule for Electronic Monitoring (EM) Program for the West Coast Groundfish Trawl Rationalization Program.
Published
08/28/2020
Implementation of the Southern Red Hake Accountability Measure
The Southern Red Hake in-season possession limit is being reduced from 5,000 to 400 lb per trip for the remainder of the year due to the implementation of an accountability measure reducing the in-season possession limit trigger.
Effective
08/25/2020
October Meeting Announcement; Permanent Advisory Committee to the U.S. Commissioners to the Western and Central Pacific Fisheries Commission
Public meeting of the Permanent Advisory Committee to advise the U.S. Commissioners to the Commission for the Conservation and Management of Highly Migratory Fish Stocks in the Western and Central Pacific Ocean on October 14-16, 2020.
Published
08/20/2020
Final specifications; 2020 U.S. Territorial Longline Bigeye Tuna Catch Limits
Final specifications; NOAA Fisheries is specifying a 2020 catch limit of 2,000 ton (t) of longline-caught bigeye tuna for each U.S. Pacific territory and authorizing each U.S. Pacific territory to allocate up to 1,500 (t).
Published
08/19/2020
Final Rule to Implement Permitting and Reporting Requirements for Private Recreational Tilefish Vessels in the Mid-Atlantic
Private recreational tilefish permitting and reporting final rule
Effective
08/17/2020
Abbreviated Framework Amendment 3: Catch Levels for Blueline Tilefish
Abbreviated Framework Amendment 3; blueline tilefish annual catch limits
Effective
08/17/2020
Interim Final Rule; Fishing Year 2020 Recreational Management Measures for the Northeast Multispecies Fishery
This rule sets fishing year 2020 recreational management measures for Gulf of Maine cod and haddock. The measures are intended to ensure the recreational fishery achieves, but does not exceed, fishing year 2020 catch limits.
Effective
08/13/2020
Notice of Intent To Prepare an Eis To Fish Longline Gear in the U.S. EEZ Under an Exempted Fishing Permit
Notice of intent to prepare an EIS on potential short- and long-term impacts of the proposed action to issue an exempted fishing permit.
Published
08/10/2020
Vessel Monitoring Systems in Alaska - Federal Register Rules and Notices
Vessel Monitoring System (VMS) requirements in Alaska.
- Final Rule: Enhanced Mobile Transceiver Units (EMTUs) (85 FR 40915, 08/07/2020)
- Revised GOA and BSAI VMS Requirements (85 FR 840, 01/08/2020)
- Enhanced Mobile Transceiver Units No Longer Approved (80 FR 32095, 06/06/2015)
- Steller Sea Lion Protection Measures; VMS Requirements (79 FR 70286, /11/25/201…
- Correction to 74 FR 3446 (74 FR 17113, 04/14/2009)
Effective
08/07/2020
Closure of Bluefin Tuna Harpoon Category Fishery for 2020
The bluefin tuna Harpoon category fishery is closed effective 11:30 p.m. on August 5, 2020.
Published
08/05/2020