Notices and Rules
Amendment 37 to the FMP for the Bering Sea/Aleutian Islands King and Tanner Crabs
NOAA Fisheries issues regulations to implement Amendment 37 to the Fishery Management Plan for Bering Sea/Aleutian Islands King and Tanner Crabs.
Effective
07/20/2011
Groundfish Retention Standard in the Bering Sea and Aleutian Islands
NOAA Fisheries is exempting, through this emergency rule extension, trawl catcher/processor vessels (C/Ps) that are not specified in regulation as American Fisheries Act (AFA) vessels, and Amendment 80 cooperatives from the groundfish retention stand
Published
06/02/2011
Amendment 86 to the Fishery Management Plan for the Groundfish of the Gulf of Alaska Management Area
NOAA Fisheries regulations implement Amendment 86 to the Fishery Management Plan for Groundfish of the Gulf of Alaska. This action adds a Pacific cod endorsement on licenses issued under the License Limitation Program in specific management areas.
Effective
04/21/2011
2010-2011 Alaska Groundfish Harvest Specifications
2010-2011 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
02/03/2011
Amendment 94 to the FMP for the Groundfish of the Bering Sea and Aleutian Islands Management Area
NOAA Fisheries hereby issues a final rule that implements Amendment 94 to the Fishery Management Plan for Groundfish of the Bering Sea and Aleutian Islands Management Area to reduce potential adverse effects of nonpelagic trawl gear.
Effective
01/20/2011
Amendment 87 to the FMP for the Groundfish of the Gulf of Alaska Management Area
NOAA Fisheries issues a final rule to implement Amendment 87 to the Fishery Management Plan for Groundfish of the Gulf of Alaska to revise the plan to meet the National Standard 1 guidelines for annual catch limits and accountability measures.
Effective
11/05/2010
Amendment 95 to the FMP for the Groundfish of the Bering Sea and Aleutian Islands Management Area
NOAA Fisheries issues a final rule to implement Amendments 95 and 96 to the Fishery Management Plan for Groundfish of the Bering Sea and Aleutian Islands Management Area moving skates from the "other species" category to the "target species" category.
Effective
11/05/2010
Amendment 96 to the FMP for the Groundfish of the Bering Sea and Aleutian Islands Management Area
NOAA Fisheries issues a final rule to implement Amendments 95 and 96 to the Fishery Management Plan for Groundfish of the Bering Sea and Aleutian Islands Management Area moving skates from the "other species" category to the "target species" category.
Effective
11/05/2010
Amendment 3 to the 2006 Consolidated HMS Fishery Management Plan: Atlantic Shark Management Measures
In 2010 NOAA Fisheries published a final rule implementing Amendment 3 to the Consolidated Atlantic Highly Migratory Species (HMS) Fishery Management Plan (FMP). The rule implements conservation and management measures for blacknose sharks, shortfin mako
Published
10/01/2010
Amendment 91 to the FMP for the Groundfish of the Bering Sea and Aleutian Islands Management Area
NOAA Fisheries issues regulations to implement Amendment 91 to the Fishery Management Plan for Groundfish of the Bering Sea and Aleutian Islands Management Area. Amendment 91 is an innovative approach to managing Chinook salmon bycatch in the Bering Sea.
Effective
09/29/2010