Notices and Rules
Main Hawaiian Islands Deep 7 Bottomfish Annual Catch Limit and Accountability Measures for 2025-2027
NOAA Fisheries announces annual catch limits and accountability measures for main Hawaiian Islands Deep 7 bottomfish through 2027.
Effective
05/21/2026
Proposed Framework for Striped Marlin Limits in the Western and Central Pacific Ocean
NOAA Fisheries announces a proposed framework to determine striped marlin catch and longline retention limits in the Pacific Ocean, west of 150°W longitude and north of the Equator.
Published
05/01/2026
Proposed Guam Bottomfish Annual Catch Limit and Accountability Measures
NOAA Fisheries is proposing to modify the annual catch limit and accountability measures for Mariana bottomfish management unit species in Guam.
Published
04/23/2026
2026 Observer Coverage Rate for the Hawai‘i Deep-Set Longline Fishery
NOAA Fisheries is establishing the at-sea observer coverage rate in the Hawai‘i deep-set longline fishery at 7 percent for calendar year 2026.
Published
12/23/2025
Restoring America’s Seafood Competitiveness
Restoring America’s Seafood Competitiveness
Published
12/01/2025
Amended 2024–2026 Marine Conservation Plan for Guam
NOAA Fisheries announces the approval of an amended 2024–2026 Marine Conservation Plan for Guam.
Published
06/10/2025
Nominations to the Western and Central Pacific Fisheries Commission Permanent Advisory Committee
NOAA Fisheries is accepting nominations for the Permanent Advisory Committee established under the Western and Central Pacific Fisheries Convention Implementation Act. Nominations are due by April 30, 2025.
Published
04/17/2025
Final Rule to Implement 2024-2026 Catch Limits and Accountability Measures for American Samoa Bottomfish
NOAA Fisheries announces a final rule to implement new annual catch limits and accountability measures for fishing years 2024–2026.
Effective
12/09/2024
Amendment 7 to the Fishery Ecosystem Plan for the American Samoa Archipelago; Discontinue Rebuilding Plan for American Samoa Bottomfish
NOAA Fisheries is discontinuing the rebuilding plan for American Samoa bottomfish management unit species based on the 2023 stock assessment. We are also implementing new annual catch limits and accountability measures for fishing years 2024–2026.
Published
11/07/2024
Withdrawal of Proposed Catch and Retention Limits for Striped Marlin in Western and Central Pacific North of Equator
Due to a stock status change, NOAA Fisheries is withdrawing its proposal to establish Hawaiʻi longline catch and retention limits for striped marlin caught within the Western and Central Pacific Fisheries Commission Convention Area north of the Equator.
Published
11/05/2024