Notices and Rules
July Meeting Announcement; Permanent Advisory Committee to Advise 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 July 7, 2020.
Published
06/01/2020
Atlantic Sea Scallop Fishery; Emergency Action to Extend Portions of the Fishing Year 2019 Scallop Carryover Provisions
NOAA Fisheries approves and implements and emergency rule to the Atlantic Sea Scallop Fishery Management Plan that extends portions of the fishing y ear 2019 carryover provisions.
Effective
06/01/2020
2020-2021 Annual Specifications and Management Measures for Pacific Sardine
Proposal to implement annual harvest specifications and management measures for the northern subpopulation of Pacific sardine.
Published
05/27/2020
2020 Closure of the Northern Gulf of Maine Scallop Management Area to the Limited Access General Category Fishery
The Northern Gulf of Maine Management Area is closed to all Limited Access General Category scallop vessels effective 0001 hours on May 23, 2020, and will remain closed for the remainder of the fishing year.
Effective
05/23/2020
Closure of Bluefin Tuna Angling Category Northern Area Trophy Fishery for 2020
The Angling category northern area trophy bluefin tuna fishery will close effective 11:30 p.m. on May 21, 2020.
Effective
05/21/2020
Framework Action: Replacement of Historical Captain Permits with Standard Federal Charter/Headboat Permits
This amendment and rule will provide an opportunity for eligible individuals to replace historical captain permits in the reef fish and coastal migratory pelagic fisheries with standard federal for-hire permits. The rule would apply to ind
Effective
05/21/2020
Revised 2020 and Projected 2021 Black Sea Bass and Scup Specifications
This action approves revised 2020 and projected 2021 specifications for the scup and black sea bass fisheries.
Effective
05/15/2020
Framework Action: Greater Amberjack Commercial Trip Limits
This framework and rule would reduce the Gulf of Mexico (Gulf) greater amberjack commercial trip limit from 1,500 lbs gutted weight (gw) to 1,000 lbs gw with a step-down to 250 lbs gw when 75 percent of the quota has been landed. The need for this action is to extend the Gulf greater amberjack commercial fishing season by constraining the harvest rate while continuing to prevent overfishing and rebuild the stock. The Framework Action was approved by the Gulf of Mexico Fishery Management Council at its June 2019 meeting.
Effective
05/14/2020
Adjustment 6 and 2019-2021 Atlantic Herring Fishery Specifications
2019-2021 specifications for the Atlantic herring fishery, update the herring overfished and overfishing definitions, and suspend the carryover of unharvested catch for 2020 and 2021.
Published
05/06/2020
Fisheries Off West Coast States; West Coast Salmon Fisheries; 2020 Management Measures
NMFS establishes fishery management measures for
the 2020 ocean salmon fisheries off Washington, Oregon, and California and the 2021
salmon seasons
Effective
05/06/2020