Notices and Rules
Amendment 8 to the 2006 Consolidated HMS Fishery Management Plan: Management of Atlantic Swordfish
The final rule for Amendment 8 to the 2006 Consolidated Atlantic Highly Migratory Species (HMS) Fishery Management Plan (FMP) implements new and modified commercial vessel permits to retain and sell a limited number of swordfish caught on rod and reel, ha
Published
08/21/2013
Amendment 42 to the FMP for the Bering Sea/Aleutian Islands King and Tanner Crabs
NOAA Fisheries implements Amendment 42 to the Fishery Management Plan for Bering Sea/Aleutian Islands King and Tanner Crabs to revise the annual economic data reports currently required of participants in the Crab Rationalization Program fisheries.
Effective
07/17/2013
Amendment 94 to the FMP for the Groundfish of the Gulf of Alaska Management Area
This final rule amends certain sablefish provisions of the Individual Fishing Quota Program for the Fixed-Gear Commercial Fisheries for Pacific Halibut and Sablefish in Waters in and off Alaska.
Effective
07/05/2013
Amendment 5a to the 2006 Consolidated HMS Fishery Management Plan: Atlantic Shark Management Measures
In the draft of Amendment 5, NOAA Fisheries proposed measures designed to reduce fishing mortality and rebuild various overfished Atlantic shark species, including dusky sharks. The measures would also ensure that a limited sustainable shark fishery
Published
07/01/2013
Amendment 41 to the FMP for the Bering Sea/Aleutian Islands King and Tanner Crabs
NOAA Fisheries issues regulations to implement Amendment 41 to the Fishery Management Plan for Bering Sea/Aleutian Islands King and Tanner Crabs to mitigate disruptions in a Crab Rationalization Program fishery that prevent complying with requirements.
Effective
06/14/2013
Pacific Coast Groundfish Fishery, Trawl Rationalization Program, Cost Recovery - Proposed Rule, Request for Comments
This action would implement a cost recovery program for the Pacific coast groundfish trawl rationalization program, which is a catch share program and type of limited access privilege program (LAPP), as required by the Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservatio
Published
02/01/2013
2012-2013 Alaska Groundfish Harvest Specifications
2012-2013 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.
Effective
01/24/2013
Amendment 86 to the FMP for the Groundfish of the Bering Sea and Aleutian Islands Management Area
NOAA Fisheries publishes regulations to implement Amendments 86 and 76 to restructure the North Pacific Groundfish Observer Program.
Effective
01/01/2013
Amendment 76 to the FMP for the Groundfish of the Gulf of Alaska Management Area
NOAA Fisheries publishes regulations to implement Amendments 86 and 76 to restructure the North Pacific Groundfish Observer Program.
Effective
01/01/2013
Amendment 40 to the FMP for the Bering Sea/Aleutian Islands King and Tanner Crabs
NOAA Fisheries announces approval of Amendment 40 to the Fishery Management Plan for Bering Sea/Aleutian Islands King and Tanner Crabs to update the existing essential fish habitat provisions in the plan based on a five-year review.
Published
11/06/2012