Notices and Rules
Fisheries of the Exclusive Economic Zone off Alaska: Cook Inlet; Proposed 2024 Harvest Specifications for Salmon
Fisheries of the Exclusive Economic Zone off Alaska: Cook Inlet; Proposed 2024 Harvest Specifications for Salmon
Published
04/12/2024
2024-2025 Atlantic Mackerel Specifications
This action approves and implements 2024-2025 Atlantic mackerel specifications. These specifications include reduced acceptable biological catch and reduced trip limits to maintain the rebuilding plan goals of having a rebuilt stock by 2032.
Effective
04/12/2024
Public Comment Requested on Sea Turtle Careful Release Requirements in the Highly Migratory Species Longline Fisheries
NOAA Fisheries seeks public comment on a proposed rule that would affect all commercial Highly Migratory Species permit holders fishing with bottom or pelagic longline gear.
Comments Close
05/08/2024
Northwestern Hawaiian Islands Lobster Harvest Guideline
NOAA Fisheries sets 2024 harvest guideline at zero lobsters for the commercial lobster fishery in the Northwestern Hawaiian Islands.
Published
04/05/2024
Amendment 113 to the Fishery Management Plan for the Groundfish of the Gulf of Alaska; Central Gulf of Alaska Rockfish Program Adjustments
Amendment 113 to the Fishery Management Plan for the Groundfish of the Gulf of Alaska; Central Gulf of Alaska Rockfish Program Adjustments
Comments Close
06/03/2024
2024 Pacific Halibut Recreational Fishery
Management measures for the 2024 recreational fisheries and updates to the Pacific Halibut Catch Sharing Plan for regulatory Area 2A
Effective
04/04/2024
Tori Line Requirement for Stern-Setting Vessels in Hawaiʻi Deep-Set Longline Fishery
NOAA Fisheries is replacing blue-dyed bait and strategic offal discharge requirements with a new tori line (bird-scaring streamer) requirement. The rule applies to Hawaiʻi longline vessels that stern-set above 23° N latitude.
Effective
04/01/2024
2024–2026 Marine Conservation Plan for Guam; Western Pacific Sustainable Fisheries Fund
NOAA Fisheries announces the approval of a 2024–2026 Marine Conservation Plan for Guam.
Published
03/27/2024
Framework Adjustment 38 to the Atlantic Sea Scallop Fishery Management Plan
Framework 38 establishes scallop specifications and other measures for fishing years 2024 and 2025, including changes to the catch, effort, and quota allocations and adjustments to the rotational area management program.
Published
03/22/2024
Framework Adjustment 66 to the Northeast Multispecies Fishery Management Plan
We are proposing Framework Adjustment 66 to the Northeast Multispecies Fishery Management Plan (FMP). The action would set specifications for 8 stocks and modify some accountability measure triggers.
Published
03/22/2024