Notices and Rules
Final Management Plan for Mariana Trench Marine National Monument
NOAA Fisheries and the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service announce the availability of the final management plan for the Mariana Trench Marine National Monument, and the associated Environmental Assessment and Finding of No Significant Impact.
Published
06/06/2024
Fisheries off West Coast States: Highly Migratory Species Fishery; El Nino Pacific Loggerhead Conservation Area Closure
Temporary rule to close a portion of the Pacific Loggerhead Conservation Area to drift gillnet fishing
Effective
06/01/2024
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
02/06/2024
Emergency Restricted Area for the Trap/Pot Fishery: Massachusetts Restricted Area Wedge
Emergency Rule to close an open wedge of high risk to right whale entanglement to trap/pot fishing with persistent buoy lines from February 1 to April 30, 2023. This area was also in effect for April 2022.
Effective
02/01/2023
Final Rule Regarding Pelagic Longline Gear and Operational Requirements
NOAA Fisheries is implementing longline gear and operational requirements to increase the survival of hooked oceanic whitetip sharks, effective May 31, 2022. This final rule prohibits the use of steel wire leaders within 1 meter of any hook deployed in the Hawaii deep-set longline fishery.
Published
04/28/2022
Amendment 21 to the Pacific Coast Salmon Fishery Management Plan
NMFS approval of Amendment 21 to the Pacific Coast Salmon Fishery Management Plan, to limit ocean salmon fishery impacts on the availability of Chinook salmon as prey for Southern Resident killer whales.
Published
09/13/2021
Skykomish Summer Steelhead Hatchery Program and Sunset Falls Trap and Haul Program
Available for public comment, draft environmental assessment for the Skykomish River steelhead hatchery program plan and permit for Sunset Falls trap-and-haul operation.
Published
02/05/2021
Final Rule for Sea Turtle Limits in the Hawaii Shallow-Set Longline Fishery
Final rule; Sea Turtle Limits in the Hawaii Shallow-set Longline Fishery.
Effective
09/17/2020
Hatchery plans and draft environmental assessment for Deschutes, Hood, Touchet, and Umatilla Rivers
The public was invited to comment on hatchery plans and draft evaluations for programs in the Middle Columbia and Hood Rivers.
Published
07/14/2020
Amendment 42: Modifications to Sea Turtle Release Gear and Framework Procedure for the Snapper Grouper Fishery
Amendment 42: Modifications to Sea Turtle Release Gear and Framework Procedure for the Snapper Grouper Fishery
Effective
01/08/2020