Notices and Rules
National Plan of Action for the Reduction of Seabird Incidental Catch (Seabird Bycatch) in Longline Fisheries
NOAA Fisheries announces the availability of the National Plan of Action for the Reduction of Incidental Catch of Seabirds (Seabird Bycatch) in Longline Fisheries. NOAA Fisheries also responds to public comments received on the draft NPOA-S.
Published
02/28/2001
Executive Order - Responsibilities of Federal Agencies To Protect Migratory Birds
Migratory birds are of great ecological and economic value to this country and to other countries. They contribute to biological diversity and bring tremendous enjoyment to millions of Americans who study, watch, feed, or hunt these birds throughout the U
Published
01/17/2001
Amendment 4 to the FMP for the Scallop Fishery Off Alaska
Amendment 4 to the Fishery Management Plan for the Scallop Fishery Off Alaska creates a license limitation program for the scallop fishery.
Effective
01/16/2001
Amendment 59 to the FMP for the Groundfish of the Gulf of Alaska Management Area
NOAA Fisheries issues regulations to implement Amendment 59 to the Fishery Management Plan for Groundfish of the Gulf of Alaska to designate a 2.5 square nautical mile area of habitat as the Sitka Pinnacles Marine Reserve.
Effective
12/11/2000
Amendment 58 to the FMP for the Groundfish of the Bering Sea and Aleutian Islands Management Area
NOAA Fisheries issues regulations to implement Amendment 58 to the Fishery Management Plan for the Groundfish Fishery in the Bering Sea and Aleutian Islands Area to reduce the annual trawl bycatch limit for chinook salmon.
Effective
11/13/2000
Amendment 64 to the FMP for the Groundfish of the Bering Sea and Aleutian Islands Management Area
NOAA Fisheries issues regulations to implement Amendment 64 to the Fishery Management Plan for the Groundfish Fishery of the Bering Sea and Aleutian Islands Area to respond to the fishing industry's socioeconomic needs.
Effective
09/01/2000
Vessel Moratorium for Groundfish and Crab in Alaska - Federal Register Rules and Notices
NOAA Fisheries implemented the Vessel Moratorium Program through regulations effective January 1, 1996, to impose a temporary moratorium on the entry of new vessels into the commercial groundfish fisheries in the Exclusive Economic Zone of the GOA and the
Effective
07/21/2000
Amendment 57 to the FMP for the Groundfish of the Bering Sea and Aleutian Islands Management Area
NOAA Fisheries issues regulations to implement Amendment 57 to the Fishery Management Plan for the Groundfish Fishery of the Bering Sea and Aleutian Islands Area to address bycatch reduction objectives.
Effective
06/15/2000
2000-2004 Alaska Groundfish Harvest Specifications
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. from 2000-2004
Issued
04/17/2000
Amendment 66 to the FMP for the Groundfish of the Bering Sea and Aleutian Islands Management Area
NOAA Fisheries establishes regulations to implement cost recovery for the Individual Fishing Quota program for fixed gear halibut and sablefish fisheries in waters in and off of Alaska to impose and provide for collection of fees.
Effective
03/15/2000