Notices and Rules
Marine Conservation Plan for the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands
NOAA Fisheries announces approval of a Marine Conservation Plan for the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands, valid from effective from August 4, 2023, through August 3, 2026.
Published
12/08/2023
Proposed Changes to Seabird Measures for Hawaiʻi Deep-Set Longline Fishery
NOAA Fisheries is proposing to modify seabird interaction mitigation requirements in the Hawaiʻi pelagic deep-set longline fishery.
Published
10/17/2023
Permits Available for American Samoa Longline Limited Entry
NOAA Fisheries is accepting applications for American Samoa longline limited entry permits.
Published
10/06/2023
Northwestern Hawaiian Islands Lobster Harvest Guideline
NOAA Fisheries establishes the annual harvest guideline for the commercial lobster fishery in the Northwestern Hawaiian Islands for calendar year 2023 at zero lobsters.
Published
10/06/2023
2023 U.S. Territorial Longline Bigeye Tuna Catch Limits for the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands
NOAA Fisheries announces a fishing agreement between the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands and the Hawaiʻi Longline Association regarding CNMI’s 2023 longline bigeye tuna catch limits.
Published
10/03/2023
Permit Amendment—Testing Tori Lines in Hawaiʻi Shallow-Set Longline Fishery
NOAA Fisheries is amending an experimental fishing permit to investigate the use of bird-deterring lines to increase operational flexibility in the Hawaiʻi swordfish fishery.
Published
09/29/2023
Proposed Rule Regarding Gold Corals Harvest in the U.S. Pacific Islands
NOAA Fisheries is proposing to extend the 5-year moratorium on the harvest of gold corals in the federal waters across the Pacific Islands region.
Published
09/22/2023
2023 U.S. Territorial Longline Bigeye Tuna Catch Limits
Final rule on 2023 limits for longline-caught bigeye tuna in American Samoa, Guam, and the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands.
Published
06/15/2023
Marine Conservation Plan for Pacific Insular Areas
Notice of agency decision; Marine Conservation Plan for Pacific Insular Areas other than American Samoa, Guam, and the Northern Mariana Islands; Western Pacific Sustainable Fisheries Fund.
Published
05/26/2023
Biological Opinion on Hawaiʻi Deep-Set Longline Fishery
NOAA Fisheries issued a biological opinion on the authorization of the Hawaiʻi deep-set longline fishery.
Published
05/18/2023