Notices and Rules
Pacific Halibut Catch Sharing Plan and Annual Management Measures - Federal Register Rules and Notices
2020 annual management measures governing the Pacific halibut fishery that have been recommended by the International Pacific Halibut Commission (IPHC) and accepted by the Secretary of State.
- Final Rule: 2024 Annual Management Measures (89 FR 19275, 03/18/2024)
- Final Rule: 2023 Annual Management Measures (88 FR 14066, 03/07/2023)
- Final Rule: 2022 Annual Management Measures (87 FR 12604, 03/07/2022)
- Final Rule: 2021 Annual Management Measures (86 FR 13475, 03/09/2021)
- Final Rule: Revised 2020 Annual Management Measures (85 37023, 06/19/2020)
Effective
03/09/2024
Amendments 54 and 55 to the Fishery Management Plan for Bering Sea and Aleutian Islands King and Tanner Crabs
The North Pacific Fishery Management Council (Council) submitted Amendments 54 and 55 to the Fishery Management Plan for Bering Sea/Aleutian Islands King and Tanner Crabs (Crab FMP) to NMFS for review.
Published
03/07/2024
Fisheries of the Exclusive Economic Zone Off Alaska; Gulf of Alaska; Proposed 2024 and 2025 Harvest Specifications for Groundfish
NMFS proposes 2024 and 2025 harvest specifications, apportionments, and Pacific halibut prohibited species catch limits for the groundfish fishery of the Gulf of Alaska (GOA)
Published
03/04/2024
2024-2025 Alaska Groundfish Harvest Specifications
2024-2025 Alaska Groundfish Harvest Specifications
- Reallocation of Pacific cod in the BSAI (89 FR 736, 4/0/2024)
- Reallocation of Pollock in the Bering Sea and Aleutian Islands (89 FR 18833, 3/…
- Final Rule: BSAI Harvest Specifications (89 FR 17287, 03/11/2024)
- Final Rule: GOA Harvest Specifications (89 FR 15484, 03/04/2023)
- Proposed Rule: BSAI Harvest Specifications (88 FR 84278, 12/05/2023)
Published
03/01/2024
Fisheries Off West Coast States: West Coast Salmon Fisheries; Amendment 24 to the Pacific Coast Salmon Fishery Management Plan
Amendment to the Pacific Coast Salmon Fishery Management Plan to clarify technical review of models involving impacts on Southern Resident killer whales
Published
02/27/2024
Catch and Retention Limits for Striped Marlin in Western and Central Pacific North of Equator
Catch and Retention Limits for Striped Marlin in Western and Central Pacific North of Equator
Published
02/26/2024
Proposed Rule to Set General Category Effort Controls and Clarify Related Atlantic Bluefin Tuna Regulations
Proposed Rule to Set General Category Effort Controls and Clarify Related Atlantic Bluefin Tuna Regulations
Issued
02/22/2024
Closure: Atlantic Bluefin Tuna Angling Category Southern Area Trophy Fishery
Closure: Atlantic Bluefin Tuna Angling Category Southern Area Trophy Fishery
Issued
02/08/2024
Final Rule to Close the Wedge Area within the Massachusetts Restricted Area* (not currently in effect)
NOAA Fisheries amended the Atlantic Large Whale Take Reduction Plan (Plan) to expand the boundaries of the seasonal Massachusetts Restricted Area (MRA) to include the wedge between state and Federal waters known as the Massachusetts Restricted Area Wedge (MRA Wedge). *This rule is not currently in effect
Published
02/06/2024
Comprehensive Acceptable Biological Catch (ABC) Control Rule Amendment: Revisions to the ABC Control Rule and specifications for carry-overs and phase
Comprehensive Acceptable Biological Catch (ABC) Control Rule Amendment: Revisions to the ABC Control Rule and specifications for carry-overs and phase-ins
Effective
02/02/2024