Notices and Rules
Amendment 11 to the 2006 Consolidated HMS Fishery Management Plan: Atlantic Shortfin Mako Sharks
Amendment 11 implements management measures to address overfishing and rebuild the overfished North Atlantic shortfin mako shark stock.
Effective
03/03/2019
2019 Atlantic Deep-Sea Red Crab Specifications
We are finalizing specifications for the 2019 Atlantic deep-sea red crab fishery, including an annual catch limit and total allowable landings limit. This action is necessary to fully implement previously projected allowable red crab harvest levels that w
Effective
03/01/2019
Amendment 20 to the Atlantic Mackerel, Squid, and Butterfish Fishery Management Plan
NOAA Fisheries approves and implements through regulations measures included in Amendment 20 to the Atlantic Mackerel, Squid, and Butterfish Fishery Management Plan, as adopted by the Mid-Atlantic Fishery Management Council. This action is necessary to pr
Effective
03/01/2019
Closure of Atlantic Bluefin Tuna General Category Fishery for the January Subquota Time Period
The General category bluefin tuna fishery will close effective 11:30 p.m., February 28, 2019, until it reopens on June 1, 2019.
Effective
02/28/2019
Small-Mesh Multispecies Fishery: Inseason Adjustment to the Northern Red Hake Possession Limit
This action reduces that the commercial per-trip possession limit for northern red hake for the remainder of the 2018 fishing year. Regulations governing the small-mesh multispecies fishery require this action because the northern red hake fishery is proj
Effective
02/27/2019
Bluefin Tuna Purse Seine Reallocation and Quota Transfer
The Atlantic bluefin tuna (BFT) and Purse Seine and Reserve category quotas for 2019 have been adjusted. NOAA Fisheries is also transferring 25 metric tons (mt) of BFT quota from the Reserve category to the General category January 2019 period
Effective
02/25/2019
Notice for Comment on Petition to Ban Imports of All Fish and Fish Products from New Zealand that Do Not Satisfy the Marine Mammal Protection Act
AGENCY: National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), Commerce.
ACTION: Receipt of petition to ban imports through emergency rulemaking; request for information and comments.
NMFS announces receipt
Published
02/25/2019
Alaska Groundfish and Halibut Seabird Working Group Meeting
The Alaska Groundfish and Halibut Seabird Working Group will meet to discuss use of leading indicators as tool to assess inseason seabird bycatch risk, vessel-specific seabird bycatch mortality, and an update on studies examining seabird bycatch in the tr
Issued
02/22/2019
Northeast Skate Complex; Framework Adjustment 6; Revised 2018-2019 Specifications
NOAA Fisheries approves and implements measures submitted by the New England Fishery Management Council in Framework Adjustment 6 to the Northeast Skate Complex Fishery Management Plan and revises the 2018-2019 skate fishery specifications.
Effective
02/15/2019
Mid-Atlantic Blueline Tilefish Fishery; 2019 and Projected 2020-2021 Specifications
NOAA Fisheries finalizes specifications for the 2019 Mid-Atlantic blueline tilefish fishery north of the North Carolina/Virginia border and projects specifications for 2020 and 2021. This action is necessary to establish allowable harvest levels and other
Effective
02/12/2019