Notices and Rules
Gulf of Alaska Groundfish Trawl Fishery Rationalization - Federal Register Rules and Notices
Intent to expand the scope of an Environmental Impact Statement for a new bycatch management program for trawl groundfish fisheries in the Gulf of Alaska to provide incentives to reduce Chinook salmon and Pacific halibut bycatch.
- Notice of Intent to Expand Scope of EIS; Trawl Bycatch Management Program (81 F…
- Notice of Intent to Prepare EIS (80 FR 40988, 07/14/2015)
- Final Rule; GOA Trawl Economic Data Report Program (79 FR 71313, 12/02/2014)
- Proposed Rule; GOA Trawl Economic Data Report Program (79 FR 46758, 08/11/2014)
- Notice of Control Date for an Allocation-based Management or Catch Share Progra…
Published
07/28/2016
Amendment 110 to the FMP for the Groundfish of the Bering Sea and Aleutian Islands Management Area
GOA groundfish FMP amendment 110 and final rule to improve the management of Chinook and chum salmon bycatch in the Bering Sea pollock fishery by creating a comprehensive salmon bycatch avoidance program.
Effective
07/11/2016
Pacific Coast Groundfish Trawl Rationalization Program Scale Requirements
Final rule revising scale requirements for processing vessels that are required to weigh fish at sea.
Effective
06/06/2016
Amendment 109 to the FMP for the Groundfish of the Bering Sea and Aleutian Islands Management Area
BSAI groundfish FMP amendment 109 and rule to exempt operators of catcher vessels greater than 32 ft LOA and less than or equal to 46 ft LOA using hook-and-line gear from the requirement to carry a LLP license, and reduce observer coverage requirements.
Effective
06/03/2016
Amendment 111 to the FMP for the Groundfish of the Bering Sea and Aleutian Islands Management Area
BSAI groundfish FMP amendment 111and final rule to reduce bycatch limits, also known as prohibited species catch (PSC) limits, for Pacific halibut in the Bering Sea and Aleutian Islands groundfish fisheries by specific amounts in four groundfish sectors.
Effective
05/27/2016
Fisheries Off West Coast States; Comprehensive Ecosystem-Based Amendment 1; Amendments to the Fishery Management Plans for Coastal Pelagic Species,
Comprehensive Ecosystem-Based Amendment 1 (CEBA 1) amends the Pacific Fishery Management Council's (Council's) four fishery management plans (FMPs): the Coastal Pelagic Species (CPS) FMP, the Pacific Coast Groundfish FMP, the FMP for U.S. West Coast Highl
Effective
05/04/2016
Amendment 102 to the FMP for the Groundfish of the Gulf of Alaska Management Area
NOAA Fisheries issues this final rule to implement Amendments 102/112 to revise regulations and modify the criteria for NOAA Fisheries to place certain small catcher/processors in the partial observer coverage category.
Effective
03/29/2016
Amendment 112 to the FMP for the Groundfish of the Bering Sea and Aleutian Islands Management Area
NOAA Fisheries issues this final rule to implement Amendments 102/112 to revise regulations and modify the criteria for NOAA Fisheries to place certain small catcher/processors in the partial observer coverage category.
Effective
03/29/2016
2015-2016 Alaska Groundfish Harvest Specifications
2015-2016 harvest specifications, apportionments, and Pacific halibut prohibited species catch limits for the groundfish fishery of the Gulf of Alaska and the Bering Sea and Aleutian Islands.
Published
03/11/2016
Amendment 108 to the FMP for the Groundfish of the Bering Sea and Aleutian Islands Management Area
North Pacific Fishery Management Council submitted Amendment 108 to the Fishery Management Plan for Groundfish of the Bering Sea and Aleutian Islands Management Area. This amendment and others would affect vessel length limits for small vessels.
Effective
04/27/2015