Notices and Rules
Framework Adjustment 65 to the Northeast Multispecies Fishery Management Plan & Emergency Measures for Gulf of Maine Haddock
NOAA Fisheries approved Framework Adjustment 65 to the Northeast Multispecies Fishery Management Plan and is announcing final quotas for fishing year 2023. This action also approves and implements emergency measures for Gulf of Maine (GOM) haddock.
Effective
08/18/2023
Final Rule: 2023 Summer Flounder, Scup, and Black Sea Bass Recreational Management Measures
Final Rule: 2023 Summer Flounder, Scup, and Black Sea Bass Recreational Management Measures
Effective
08/15/2023
Fishing Year 2023 Recreational Management Measures for Cod and Haddock
Final Fishing Year 2023 Recreational Management Measures for Gulf of Maine Cod, Gulf of Maine Haddock, and Georges Bank Cod
Effective
08/14/2023
Framework Adjustment 13 to the Monkfish Fishery Management Plan
NOAA Fisheries has published a final rule for Framework 13 to the Monkfish FMP that implements specifications for fishing years 2023 - 2025, adjustments to the annual days-at-sea allocation and an increase the minimum mesh size for gillnet vessels.
Effective
08/11/2023
2023-2025 Specifications for the Mackerel, Squid, and Butterfish Fishery Management Plan
2023-2025 Specifications for the Mackerel, Squid, and Butterfish Fishery Management Plan
Effective
07/27/2023
Control Date for Limited Access General Category Permit Category Changes in the Northern Gulf of Maine Scallop Fishery
Atlantic Sea Scallop Fishery Management Plan: Control Date for Limited Access General Category Permit Category Changes in the Northern Gulf of Maine Scallop Fishery
Effective
06/01/2023
Amendment 23 to the Summer Flounder, Scup, and Black Sea Bass Fishery Management Plan
NOAA Fisheries published a proposed rule for Amendment 23 to the Fluke, Scup, and Black Sea Bass FMP that proposes changing the formula for state allocations, adding state allocations to the Federal FMP, and changing Federal in-season closure regulations.
Published
05/15/2023
Approval of 2023 and 2024 Sector Operations Plans and Allocation of 2023 Northeast Multispecies Annual Catch Entitlements
Approval of 2023 and 2024 Sector Operations Plans and Allocation of 2023 Northeast Multispecies Annual Catch Entitlements
Effective
05/01/2023
Northeast Multispecies Common Pool Fishery and Other Measures for Fishing Year 2023
This action implements measures for the Northeast multispecies fishery for the 2021 fishing year, including common pool fishery possession and trip limits.
Effective
05/01/2023
2023 Atlantic Spiny Dogfish Specifications
Final 2023 specifications for the Atlantic Spiny Dogfish Fishery Management Plan
Effective
05/01/2023