Notices and Rules
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 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
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 9 to the 2006 Consolidated HMS Fishery Management Plan: Atlantic Shark Management Measures
The final rule to implement Amendment 9 to the 2006 Consolidated Highly Migratory Species Fishery Management Plan is now available.
Effective
03/15/2016
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
South Atlantic Golden Crab Historical Amendments and Rulemaking (1996-2016)
The list below contains information about amendments and rulemaking that were effective during 2016 and earlier.
Issued
02/22/2016
Amendment 44 to the FMP for the Bering Sea/Aleutian Islands King and Tanner Crabs
NOAA Fisheries issues this final rule to implement Amendment 44 to the Fishery Management Plan for Bering Sea/Aleutian Islands King and Tanner Crabs and a regulatory amendment that modifies regulations governing the Crab Rationalization Program.
Effective
02/12/2016
Maximum Retainable Amount (MRA) in Alaska Fisheries - Federal Register Rules and Notices
Final Rule
Reduction of the maximum retainable amount (MRA) of skates using groundfish and halibut as basis species in the Gulf of Alaska from 20 percent to 5 percent. Reducing skate MRAs is necessary to decrease the incentive for fishermen to tar
- Final Rule to Reduce MRA of Skates in GOA (80 FR 80695, 12/28/2015)
- Proposed Rule to Reduce MRA of Skates in GOA (80 FR 39734, 07/10/2015)
- Final Rule to Increase MRA of Groundfish (78 FR 29248, 05/20/2013)
- Proposed Rule to Increase MRA of Groundfish (77 FR 56798, 09/14/2012)
- Proposed Rule to Revise Regulations Withdrawn (74 FR 65503, 12/10/2009)
Effective
01/27/2016
Fishing Effort and Catch Limits and Other Restrictions and Requirements for Highly Migratory Species
A final rule to establish a framework to specify limits on fishing effort and catches, other fisheries restrictions and requirements.
Published
10/01/2015
Amendment 6 to the 2006 Consolidated HMS Fishery Management Plan: Future of the Shark Fishery
The Atlantic shark fisheries are managed under the authority of the Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation and Management Act as part of the Consolidated Atlantic Highly Migratory Species Fishery Management Plan.
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Effective
08/18/2015