Notices and Rules
Nominations for the Western and Central Pacific Fisheries Commission Permanent Advisory Committee
NOAA Fisheries is seeking nominations for the Permanent Advisory Committee established under the Western and Central Pacific Fisheries Convention Implementation Act.
Published
01/21/2025
Final Rule to Implement 2024-2026 Catch Limits and Accountability Measures for American Samoa Bottomfish
NOAA Fisheries announces a final rule to implement new annual catch limits and accountability measures for fishing years 2024–2026.
Effective
12/09/2024
Amendment 7 to the Fishery Ecosystem Plan for the American Samoa Archipelago; Discontinue Rebuilding Plan for American Samoa Bottomfish
NOAA Fisheries is discontinuing the rebuilding plan for American Samoa bottomfish management unit species based on the 2023 stock assessment. We are also implementing new annual catch limits and accountability measures for fishing years 2024–2026.
Published
11/07/2024
Withdrawal of Proposed Catch and Retention Limits for Striped Marlin in Western and Central Pacific North of Equator
Due to a stock status change, NOAA Fisheries is withdrawing its proposal to establish Hawaiʻi longline catch and retention limits for striped marlin caught within the Western and Central Pacific Fisheries Commission Convention Area north of the Equator.
Published
11/05/2024
2025 Observer Coverage Rate for the Hawai‘i Deep-Set Longline Fishery
NOAA Fisheries is establishing the at-sea observer coverage rate in the Hawai‘i deep-set longline fishery at 7 percent for calendar year 2025.
Published
09/20/2024
2024–2025 CNMI Bottomfish Annual Catch Limit and Catch Target
NOAA Fisheries is implementing a new annual catch limit and annual catch target for bottomfish in the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands for fishing years 2024 and 2025.
Effective
08/30/2024
2024-2027 Marine Conservation Plan for American Samoa; Western Pacific Sustainable Fisheries Fund
NOAA Fisheries announces the approval of a 2024–2027 Marine Conservation Plan for American Samoa.
Published
08/30/2024
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
Changes to Pacific Bigeye Tuna Longline Catch Limit
NOAA Fisheries is issuing an interim final rule to change bigeye tuna catch limits for U.S. longline vessels in the Pacific.
Effective
08/06/2024
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