Notices and Rules
Framework Adjustment 34 to the Atlantic Sea Scallop Fishery Management Plan
Framework 34 set scallop fishery specifications for fishing year 2022, including days-at-sea, individual fishing quota, sea scallop access area trips, and Northern Gulf of Maine allocations.
Published
03/30/2022
Final Rule for 2022 Atlantic Deep-Sea Red Crab Quota
2022 atlantic deep-sea red crab quota
Effective
03/01/2022
Fishing Year 2021 Possession and Trip Limit Increases for the Common Pool Groundfish Fishery
This action increases the possession and trip limits of Gulf of Maine cod, Cape Cod/Gulf of Maine yellowtail flounder, and witch flounder for Northeast multispecies common pool vessels for the remainder of the 2021 fishing year.
Effective
02/24/2022
Approval of Industry-Funded Monitoring Service Providers for the Atlantic Herring Fishery for 2022-2023
NOAA Fisheries approves herring IFM service providers for 2022-2023.
Published
02/17/2022
Revisions to Framework Adjustment 61 to the Northeast Multispecies Fishery Management Plan and Sector Annual Catch Entitlements; Correction
This final rule distributes sector allocation carried over from fishing year 2020 into fishing year 2021 and corrects the regulations implementing Framework Adjustment 61 to the Northeast Multispecies Fishery Management Plan.
Effective
02/16/2022
2022-23 Atlantic Bluefish Fishery Specifications
NOAA Fisheries announces 2022-23 Specifications for the Atlantic Bluefish Fishery.
Published
02/02/2022
2021-2023 Small-Mesh Multispecies Specifications
2021-2023 Specifications for the Small-Mesh Multispecies (Whiting) Fishery, as recommended by the New England Fishery Management Council.
Published
02/01/2022
Rebuilding Plan for the Southern Red Hake Fishery
NOAA Fisheries approves and implements a rebuilding plan for the southern red hake stock as proposed by the New England Fishery Management Council in Framework Adjustment 62 to the Small-Mesh Multispecies Fishery Management Plan.
Effective
01/25/2022
Approved Electronic Monitoring Providers for Groundfish Sectors
NOAA Fisheries is announcing additional approved electronic monitoring providers for fishing year 2022.
Published
01/20/2022
Interim Rule to Implement 2022 Atlantic Mackerel Specifications
This action implements the 2022 commercial catch limit of 4,963 mt for Atlantic mackerel permit holders for the 2022 fishing year.
Effective
01/07/2022