Notices and Rules
Proposed Rule to Implement 2024 and 2025 Summer Flounder and Scup and 2024 Black Sea Bass Recreational Management Measures
Proposed Rule to Implement 2024 and 2025 Summer Flounder and Scup and 2024 Black Sea Bass Recreational Management Measures
Published
Proposed Rule to Set General Category Effort Controls and Clarify Related Atlantic Bluefin Tuna Regulations
Proposed Rule to Set General Category Effort Controls and Clarify Related Atlantic Bluefin Tuna Regulations
Issued
Bycatch Reporting Amendments to Pacific Islands Fishery Ecosystem Plans
NOAA Fisheries announces proposed amendments to the Pacific Islands region fishery ecosystem plans. The amendments would ensure these plans clearly describe the bycatch reporting methods used to assess the amount and type of bycatch in the fisheries.
Comments Close
Closure: Atlantic Bluefin Tuna Angling Category Southern Area Trophy Fishery
Closure: Atlantic Bluefin Tuna Angling Category Southern Area Trophy Fishery
Issued
Final Rule to Close the Wedge Area within the Massachusetts Restricted Area* (not currently in effect)
NOAA Fisheries amended the Atlantic Large Whale Take Reduction Plan (Plan) to expand the boundaries of the seasonal Massachusetts Restricted Area (MRA) to include the wedge between state and Federal waters known as the Massachusetts Restricted Area Wedge (MRA Wedge). *This rule is not currently in effect
Published
Proposed 2024–2026 Hawaiʻi Kona Crab Catch Limits and Accountability Measures
NOAA Fisheries welcomes comments on proposed catch limits, targets, and accountability measures for main Hawaiian Islands Kona crab, from 2024–2026.
Published
Comprehensive Acceptable Biological Catch (ABC) Control Rule Amendment: Revisions to the ABC Control Rule and specifications for carry-overs and phase
Comprehensive Acceptable Biological Catch (ABC) Control Rule Amendment: Revisions to the ABC Control Rule and specifications for carry-overs and phase-ins
Effective
Framework Action to Modify the Greater Amberjack Recreational Fixed Closed Season and Commercial Trip Limit
This framework action would modify the greater amberjack recreational fixed-closed season and commercial trip limit to extend the fishing season durations, reduce the likelihood of exceeding the ACL, and eliminate harvest during the spawning period.
Issued
Generic Framework Amendment 2: Updates to the Spiny Lobster Overfishing Limit, Acceptable Biological Catch, and Annual Catch Limit
Generic Framework Amendment 2 to the Puerto Rico, St. Croix, and St. Thomas and St. John Fishery Management Plans: Updates to the Spiny Lobster Overfishing Limit, Acceptable Biological Catch, and Annual Catch Limit
Published
Notice of Availability of a Draft Environmental Impact Statement for the Issuance of an Incidental Take Statement Under the Endangered Species Act for
NOAA Fisheries is seeking public comment on a Draft Environmental Impact Statement for the issuance of an Incidental Take Statement for salmon fisheries in Southeast Alaska subject to the 2019 Pacific Salmon Treaty Agreement. The DEIS also addresses the funding to the State of Alaska to implement the 2019 PST Agreement. The public has 45 days to provide comments.
Published