Notices and Rules
Abbreviated Framework Amendment 5: Catch Levels for Blueline Tilefish
Abbreviated Framework Amendment 5; blueline tilefish annual catch limits
Published
07/13/2026
Amendment 55: Establish a new Scamp and Yellowmouth Grouper complex, with rebuilding plan, catch levels, and management measures; and modify catch levels for the Other South Atlantic Shallow Water Grouper complex.
Amendment 55 to the South Atlantic Snapper-Grouper Fishery Management Plan
Effective
07/06/2026
Comprehensive Commercial Electronic Logbook Amendment
Commercial Electronic Logbook Amendment includes: Amendment 54 to the Fishery Management Plan (FMP) for the Snapper-Grouper Fishery of the South Atlantic Region; Amendment 4 to the FMP for the Dolphin and Wahoo Fishery of the Atlantic; Amendment 35 to the FMP for the Coastal Migratory Pelagic Resources of the Gulf and Atlantic; and Amendment 57 to the FMP for the Reef Fish Resources of the Gulf
Published
05/26/2026
Coral Amendment 11/Shrimp Amendment 12: Establish a Shrimp Fishery Access Area
Coral Amendment 11/Shrimp Amendment 12: Establish a Shrimp Fishery Access Area
Issued
04/28/2026
Regulatory Amendment 37 to the Fishery Management Plan for the Snapper Grouper Fishery of the South Atlantic Region
South Atlantic Black sea bass actions would establish annual catch targets, revise accountability measures, revise the recreational bag limit, and establish a spawning closure.
Issued
04/17/2026
Framework 14: Modifications to Spanish Mackerel Catch Limits in the Gulf of America
CMP Framework 14 and the proposed rule would:
• Reduce the stock annual catch limit from 11.3 million pounds to 9.63 million pounds, and
• Modify the in-season closure accountability measure to a post season monitoring accountability measure
Issued
03/03/2026
Amendment 59 to the Fishery Management Plan for the Snapper-Grouper Fishery of the South Atlantic Region
NOAA Fisheries intends to prepare Amendment 59 to the Fishery Management Plan for the Snapper-Grouper Fishery of the South Atlantic Region
Effective
07/11/2025
Regulatory Amendment 36 to the Fishery Management Plan for the Snapper Grouper Fishery of the South Atlantic Region
Regulatory Amendment 36 to the Fishery Management Plan for the Snapper Grouper Fishery of the South Atlantic Region
Published
04/23/2025
Amendment 48 to the Fishery Management Plan for the Snapper Grouper Fishery of the South Atlantic Region
Amendment 48 to the Fishery Management Plan for the Snapper Grouper Fishery of the South Atlantic Region: Modernization of the Wreckfish Individual Transferable Quota Program
Published
12/19/2024
Interim Rule and 2024 South Atlantic Red Snapper Season
Interim Rule to reduce overfishing and implement the 2024 South Atlantic red snapper fishing season
Effective
06/14/2024