Notices and Rules
North Pacific Observer Program Standard Ex-Vessel Prices for Groundfish and Halibut - Federal Register Rules and Notices
Notices of ex-vessel prices for groundfish and halibut for the calculation of the observer fee under the North Pacific Observer Program.
Effective
12/30/2025
2026 Observer Coverage Rate for the Hawai‘i Deep-Set Longline Fishery
NOAA Fisheries is establishing the at-sea observer coverage rate in the Hawai‘i deep-set longline fishery at 7 percent for calendar year 2026.
Published
12/23/2025
Fish Aggregating Device Design and Reporting Requirements in the Eastern Pacific Ocean
Regulations for the design of fish-aggregating devices in the eastern Pacific Ocean, including reporting requirements
Published
12/06/2024
2025 Observer Coverage Rate for the Hawai‘i Deep-Set Longline Fishery
NOAA Fisheries is establishing the at-sea observer coverage rate in the Hawai‘i deep-set longline fishery at 7 percent for calendar year 2025.
Published
09/20/2024
North Pacific Observer Program - Federal Register Rules and Notices
Federal Register rules and notices regarding the North Pacific Observer Program. The program is an integral component in the management of North Pacific fisheries and has two observer coverage categories: Partial and full.
- Final Rule: Monitoring Requirements for Pot Catcher/Processors (88 FR 77228, 11…
- Proposed Rule: Monitoring Requirements for Pot Catcher/Processors
- Temporary Rule: Emergency Action Extended (85 FR 59199, 09/21/2020)
- Final Rule: Fee Adjustment to 1.65% (85 FR 41424, 7/10/20)
- Temporary Rule: Observer Coverage Requirements (85 FR 17285, 03/27/2020)
Published
11/09/2023
Northeast Multispecies Fishery: Amendment 23
NOAA Fisheries has approved and implemented measures in Amendment 23 to the Northeast Multispecies Fishery Management Plan, which the New England Fishery Management Council adopted.
Published
12/09/2022
Final Rule to Establish National Minimum Insurance Requirements for NMFS Programs that Permit or Approve Observer Providers
Final Rule to Establish National Minimum Insurance Requirements for NMFS Programs that Permit or Approve Observer Providers
Published
09/07/2022
Interim Final Rule and Temporary Specifications for Extension of Period to Implement Decisions of the Western and Central Pacific Fisheries Commission Related to the COVID-19 Pandemic
NOAA Fisheries published an interim final rule on June 7, 2022, extending the time period that COVID-19-related temporary specifications that implement decisions of the Western and Central Pacific Fisheries Commission may remain in effect.
Published
06/07/2022
2021 Rule to Delay West Coast Groundfish Electronic Monitoring (EM) Program Regulations
Implementation of the EM program delayed until at least January 1, 2024
Published
10/06/2021
Requirements to Safeguard Fishery Observers in the Western and Central Pacific Ocean
NOAA Fisheries published a final rule on July 7, 2021 that implements requirements and pre-trip notification procedures to safeguard fishery observers in the Western and Central Pacific Fisheries Commission Area.
Effective
08/06/2021