Notices and Rules
NOAA Fisheries Withdraws the Proposed Rule to Implement Provisions of the Illegal, Unreported, and Unregulated Fishing Enformcement Act of 2015 and
NOAA Fisheries Withdraws Proposed Rule to Implement International Fisheries Management Provisions
Effective
01/16/2025
Regulatory Amendment to the Certification of Admissibility Procedures
Proposed rule to standardize the Certification of Admissibility (COA) requirements across authorizing statutes for seafood import restrictions.
Comments Close
02/18/2025
Changes to Purse Seine FAD Closure Periods in Western and Central Pacific
NOAA Fisheries announces a final rule to shorten existing fish aggregating device (FAD) closure periods. This rule applies to U.S. purse seine vessels fishing for highly migratory species in the Western and Central Pacific Ocean.
Effective
08/29/2024
Regulatory Amendment to the Trade Monitoring Program for Toothfish
NOAA Fisheries releases a final rule to remove a specific import prohibition on toothfish catches from the high seas areas of the Indian Ocean and make updates to the regulation that implements conservation measures adopted by the Commission for the Conservation of Antarctic Marine Living Resources (CCAMLR).
Published
03/21/2024
Modification of Deadlines Under the Fish and Fish Product Import Provisions of the Marine Mammal Protection Act
NOAA Fisheries issues this final rule to revise the regulations implementing the import provisions of the Marine Mammal Protection Act (MMPA). This final rule extends, by two years, the exemption period to end December 31, 2025.
Issued
11/17/2023
NOAA Fisheries’ Withdrawal of its SIMP Proposed Rule and Announcement of a Comprehensive Review of the Program
NOAA to Withdraw Proposed Rule on the Seafood Import Monitoring Program (SIMP); Will Conduct Broad Program Review
Published
11/16/2023
NOAA Fisheries is Reopening the Public Comment Period on the Proposed Rule to Amend Regulations on the Trade Monitoring Program for Toothfish
toothfish, comment period
Effective
06/15/2023
Regulatory Amendment to the Trade Monitoring Program for Toothfish
NMFS releases a proposed rule to remove a specific import prohibition on toothfish catches from the high seas areas of the Indian Ocean and make updates to the regulation that implements conservation measures adopted by CCAMLR.
Published
05/05/2023
International Fisheries; Pacific Tuna Fisheries; 2022-2024 In-Season Action Announcement Procedures for Commercial Pacific Bluefin Tuna in the Eastern
NMFS is issuing regulations to revise in-season action announcement procedures for the commercial fisheries for Pacific bluefin tuna.
Published
01/27/2023
Seafood Import Monitoring Program (SIMP) Proposed Rule Open for Public Comment
NOAA Seeks Public Comment on Including Additional Species in the Seafood Import Monitoring Program.
Published
12/28/2022