Notices and Rules
Alaska Groundfish Programmatic Supplemental Environmental Impact Statement (PSEIS)
Notice of Availability for EIS No. 040259, Final EIS, NOA, AK: Programmatic EIS - Alaska Groundfish Fisheries, New Information concerning the Ecosystem and a Preferred Alternative, Fishery Management Plans for the Groundfish Fishery of the Gulf of Alaska.
Published
Amendment 66 to the Fishery Management Plan for the Groundfish of the Gulf of Alaska Management Area
NOAA Fisheries issues a final rule to implement Amendment 66 to the Fishery Management Plan for Groundfish of the Gulf of Alaska and an amendment to the Pacific halibut commercial fishery regulations for waters in and off of Alaska.
Effective
Amendment 77 to the FMP for the Groundfish of the Bering Sea and Aleutian Islands Management Area
NOAA Fisheries issues a final rule to implement Amendment 77 to the Fishery Management Plan for the Groundfish Fishery of the Bering Sea and Aleutian Islands Area to maintain the stability of the fixed gear Pacific cod fishery.
Effective
Amendment 75 to the Fishery Management Plan for the Groundfish of the Bering Sea and Aleutian Islands Management Area
Regulatory changes for the partial approval of Amendment 75 to the Fishery Management Plan for the Groundfish Fishery of the Bering Sea and Aleutian Islands Area - Changes in IR/IU Flatfish Requirements.
Effective
Amendment 72 to the FMP for the Groundfish of the Bering Sea and Aleutian Islands Management Area
NOAA Fisheries issues a final rule to implement Amendment 72 to the Fishery Management Plan for the Groundfish Fishery of the Bering Sea and Aleutian Islands Area to revise certain recordkeeping and reporting requirements for the IFQ program.
Effective
Amendment 64 to the FMP for the Groundfish of the Gulf of Alaska Management Area
NOAA Fisheries issues a final rule to implement Amendment 64 to the Fishery Management Plan for Groundfish of the Gulf of Alaska to revise certain recordkeeping and reporting requirements for the Individual Fishing Quota Program.
Effective
Historic Bering Sea and Aleutian Islands Pollock Fisheries Management
This final rule increases from 7 to 9 percent the percentage of pollock roe that may be retained by operators of catcher/processors and motherships processing pollock harvested in the Bering Sea and Aleutian Islands Management Area.
Published
Pacific Cod Pot Fishing off Cape Barnabas and Caton Island
Final rule to allow use of pot gear in waters around Cape Barnabas and Caton Island located in the Gulf of Alaska for directed fishing for Pacific cod.
Effective
South Atlantic Dolphin Wahoo Historical Amendments and Rulemaking (2003-2017)
The list below contains information about amendments and rule-making that were effective during 2017 and earlier. To view historical amendments that are not found on this page, please visit the South Atlantic Fishery Management Council's website.
Issued
Notice of Receipt of a Petition from Oceana Seeking a Regulatory Program for Fisheries Observer Coverage of Bycatch
NOAA's decision on a petition for rulemaking under the Administrative Procedure Act. Oceana, petitioned the U.S. Department of Commerce to promulgate immediately a rule to establish a program to count, cap, and control bycatch in the US fisheries.
Published