Notices and Rules
Amendment 23 to the FMP for the Groundfish of the Bering Sea and Aleutian Islands Management Area
Correction to final rule to impose a temporary moratorium on the entry of new vessels into the crab and groundfish fisheries under Federal jurisdiction in the Bering Sea and Aleutian Islands management area and groundfish fisheries in the Gulf of Alaska.
Effective
Implementation of the Fishery Management Plan for the Scallop Fishery Off Alaska
NOAA Fisheries issues a final rule to implement a Fishery Management Plan for the Scallop Fishery off Alaska. The Plan specifies the optimum yield for the scallop fishery in Federal waters off Alaska.
Effective
Amendment 35 to the FMP for the Groundfish of the Bering Sea and Aleutian Islands Management Area
NOAA Fisheries implements Amendment 35 to the Fishery Management Plan for the Groundfish Fishery of the Bering Sea and Aleutian Islands Area which prohibits the use of trawl gear in a specified area of the Bering Sea during the pollock non-roe season.
Effective
Caribbean Corals and Reef Associated Plants and Invertebrates Historical Amendments and Rulemaking (1995-2017)
The list below contains information about amendments and rule-making that were effective during 2017 and earlier. For more information, please visit the Caribbean Corals and Reef Associated Plants and Invertebrates FMP page.
Issued
Amendment 31 to the FMP for the Groundfish of the Bering Sea and Aleutian Islands Management Area
NOAA Fisheries issues a final rule to implement Amendment 31 to the Fishery Management Plan for the Groundfish Fishery of the Bering Sea and Aleutian Islands Area.
Published
Amendment 30 to the FMP for the Groundfish of the Bering Sea and Aleutian Islands Management Area
NOAA Fisheries issues a final rule to implement Amendment 30 to the Fishery Management Plan for the Groundfish Fishery of the Bering Sea and Aleutian Islands area and Amendment 34 to the FMP for Groundfish of the Gulf of Alaska.
Published
Amendment 27 to the Fishery Management Plan for the Groundfish of the Bering Sea and Aleutian Islands Management Area
Information regarding Amendment 27 to the Fishery Management Plan for Groundfish of the Bering Sea and Aleutian Islands Area, along with other amendments, incorporating the North Pacific Fisheries Research Plan into each FMP.
Effective
Amendment 25 to the Fishery Management Plan for the Groundfish of the Bering Sea and Aleutian Islands Management Area
Amendment 25 to the Fishery Management Plan for the Groundfish Fishery of the Bering Sea and Aleutian Islands Area eliminates the primary Pacific halibut prohibited species catch limit established for BSAI trawl fisheries.
Effective
Amendment 24 to the FMP for the Groundfish of the Bering Sea and Aleutian Islands Management Area
NOAA Fisheries proposes regulations to implement Amendment 24 to the Fishery Management Plan for the Groundfish Fishery of the Bering Sea and Aleutian Islands Area that would allocate the Pacific cod total allowable catch.
Effective
Amendment 15 to the FMP for the Groundfish of the Bering Sea and Aleutian Islands Management Area
NOAA Fisheries issues a final rule to implement Amendment 15 to the Fishery Management Plan for the Groundfish Fishery of the Bering Sea and Aleutian Islands area which establishes an individual fishing quota limited access system in fixed gear fisheries.
Effective