Notices and Rules
Amendment 111 to the FMP for the Groundfish of the Bering Sea and Aleutian Islands Management Area
BSAI groundfish FMP amendment 111and final rule to reduce bycatch limits, also known as prohibited species catch (PSC) limits, for Pacific halibut in the Bering Sea and Aleutian Islands groundfish fisheries by specific amounts in four groundfish sectors.
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Revision to Cost Recovery Fee Collection Methods for the Halibut and Sablefish Individual Fishing Quota Program and the Bering Sea and Aleutian
NOAA Fisheries issues regulations to revise the authorized methods for payment of cost recovery fees for the Halibut and Sablefish Individual Fishing Quota Program and the Bering Sea and Aleutian Islands Crab Rationalization Program.
Effective
Fisheries Off West Coast States; Comprehensive Ecosystem-Based Amendment 1; Amendments to the Fishery Management Plans for Coastal Pelagic Species,
Comprehensive Ecosystem-Based Amendment 1 (CEBA 1) amends the Pacific Fishery Management Council's (Council's) four fishery management plans (FMPs): the Coastal Pelagic Species (CPS) FMP, the Pacific Coast Groundfish FMP, the FMP for U.S. West Coast Highl
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Amendment 102 to the FMP for the Groundfish of the Gulf of Alaska Management Area
NOAA Fisheries issues this final rule to implement Amendments 102/112 to revise regulations and modify the criteria for NOAA Fisheries to place certain small catcher/processors in the partial observer coverage category.
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Amendment 112 to the FMP for the Groundfish of the Bering Sea and Aleutian Islands Management Area
NOAA Fisheries issues this final rule to implement Amendments 102/112 to revise regulations and modify the criteria for NOAA Fisheries to place certain small catcher/processors in the partial observer coverage category.
Effective
Amendment 9 to the 2006 Consolidated HMS Fishery Management Plan: Atlantic Shark Management Measures
The final rule to implement Amendment 9 to the 2006 Consolidated Highly Migratory Species Fishery Management Plan is now available.
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2015-2016 Alaska Groundfish Harvest Specifications
2015-2016 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.
Published
South Atlantic Golden Crab Historical Amendments and Rulemaking (1996-2016)
The list below contains information about amendments and rule-making that were effective during 2016 and earlier. While our website is in transition, to view historical amendments that are not found on this page, please visit the South Atlantic Fishe
Issued
Amendment 44 to the FMP for the Bering Sea/Aleutian Islands King and Tanner Crabs
NOAA Fisheries issues this final rule to implement Amendment 44 to the Fishery Management Plan for Bering Sea/Aleutian Islands King and Tanner Crabs and a regulatory amendment that modifies regulations governing the Crab Rationalization Program.
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Maximum Retainable Amount (MRA) in Alaska Fisheries - Federal Register Rules and Notices
Final Rule
Reduction of the maximum retainable amount (MRA) of skates using groundfish and halibut as basis species in the Gulf of Alaska from 20 percent to 5 percent. Reducing skate MRAs is necessary to decrease the incentive for fishermen to tar
- Final Rule to Reduce MRA of Skates in GOA (80 FR 80695, 12/28/2015)
- Proposed Rule to Reduce MRA of Skates in GOA (80 FR 39734, 07/10/2015)
- Final Rule to Increase MRA of Groundfish (78 FR 29248, 05/20/2013)
- Proposed Rule to Increase MRA of Groundfish (77 FR 56798, 09/14/2012)
- Proposed Rule to Revise Regulations Withdrawn (74 FR 65503, 12/10/2009)
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