Notices and Rules
Amendment 100 to the FMP for the Groundfish of the Gulf of Alaska Management Area
NOAA Fisheries announces approval of Amendments 108, 100, and 46 to the respective fishery management plans in correcting vessel length exemptions to the License Limitation Program.
Effective
04/27/2015
Amendment 100 to the FMP for the Groundfish of the Bering Sea and Aleutian Islands Management Area
NOAA Fisheries issues regulations to implement Amendment 100 to the Fishery Management Plan for Groundfish of the Bering Sea and Aleutian Islands Management Area to limit and monitor the incidental catch of grenadiers in the groundfish fisheries.
Effective
04/06/2015
Amendment 91 to the FMP for the Groundfish of the Gulf of Alaska Management Area
NOAA Fisheries issues regulations to implement Amendment 100 to the Fishery Management Plan for Groundfish of the Bering Sea and Aleutian Islands Management Area and Amendment 91 to the Fishery Management Plan for Groundfish of the Gulf of Alaska.
Effective
04/06/2015
Amendment 107 to the FMP for the Groundfish of the Bering Sea and Aleutian Islands Management Area
NOAA Fisheries implements Amendment 107 to the Fishery Management Plan for Groundfish of the Bering Sea and Aleutian Islands Management Area to restore the access of federally permitted vessels unintentionally limited by Amendment 83 to the plan.
Effective
02/04/2015
2014-2015 Alaska Groundfish Harvest Specifications
2014-2015 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
01/26/2015
Amendment 104 to the FMP for the Groundfish of the Bering Sea and Aleutian Islands Management Area
NOAA Fisheries announces the approval of Amendment 104 to the Fishery Management Plan for Groundfish of the Bering Sea and Aleutian Islands Management Area designating areas of skate egg concentration as Habitat Areas of Particular Concern.
Effective
01/05/2015
Amendment 97 to the FMP for the Groundfish of the Gulf of Alaska Management Area
NOAA Fisheries adopts a final rule to implement Amendment 97 to the Fishery Management Plan for Groundfish of the Gulf of Alaska. Amendment 97 limits Chinook salmon prohibited species catch in Western and Central Gulf of Alaska.
Effective
01/01/2015
Amendment 103 to the FMP for the Groundfish of the Bering Sea and Aleutian Islands Management Area
NOAA Fisheries issues final rule to implement Amendment 103 to the BSAI groundfish FMP, closing year-round the Pribilof Islands Habitat Conservation Zone to Pacific cod fishing with pot gear to reduce bycatch and prevent overfishing of blue king crab.
Effective
01/01/2015
Amendment 96 to the FMP for the Groundfish of the Gulf of Alaska Management Area
NOAA Fisheries publishes regulations to implement Amendment 96 to the Fishery Management Plan for Groundfish of the Gulf of Alaska to allow CQEs to acquire additional QS and facilitate CQE community resident participation in the IFQ program.
Effective
12/08/2014
Amendment 105 to the FMP for the Groundfish of the Bering Sea and Aleutian Islands Management Area
NOAA Fisheries publishes regulations to implement Amendment 105 to the Fishery Management Plan for Groundfish of the Bering Sea and Aleutian Islands Management Area to mitigate the factors that may constrain CDQ groups and Amendment 80 cooperatives.
Effective
10/23/2014