Notices and Rules
Amendment 21 to the Pacific Coast Salmon Fishery Management Plan
NMFS approval of Amendment 21 to the Pacific Coast Salmon Fishery Management Plan, to limit ocean salmon fishery impacts on the availability of Chinook salmon as prey for Southern Resident killer whales.
Published
09/13/2021
Five Hatchery Programs in the Lake Washington Basin
NOAA Fisheries consideration of approving 5 hatchery plans in the Lake Washington Basin of Washington State
Published
08/27/2021
Fisheries Off West Coast States; West Coast Salmon Fisheries; 2021 Management Measures
NMFS establishes fishery management measures for the 2021 ocean salmon fisheries off Washington, Oregon, and California, and the 2022 salmon seasons opening earlier than May 16, 2022.
Published
05/13/2021
Salmon Bycatch Minimization Measures for the Pacific Coast Groundfish Fishery
Salmon bycatch minimization measures to minimize incidental take of Endangered Species Act-listed salmon by vessels in the Pacific Coast groundfish fishery.
Published
02/23/2021
Amendment 20 to the Pacific Coast Salmon Fishery Management Plan: Changes to the Preseason Schedule and Klamath Management Zone Boundary
NMFS announces that the Pacific Fishery Management Council has submitted Amendment 20 to the Pacific Coast Salmon Fishery Management Plan (FMP) for review by the Secretary of Commerce.
Published
02/09/2021
Skykomish Summer Steelhead Hatchery Program and Sunset Falls Trap and Haul Program
Available for public comment, draft environmental assessment for the Skykomish River steelhead hatchery program plan and permit for Sunset Falls trap-and-haul operation.
Published
02/05/2021
Hatchery plans and draft environmental assessment for Deschutes, Hood, Touchet, and Umatilla Rivers
The public was invited to comment on hatchery plans and draft evaluations for programs in the Middle Columbia and Hood Rivers.
Published
07/14/2020
Fisheries Off West Coast States; West Coast Salmon Fisheries; 2020 Management Measures
NMFS establishes fishery management measures for
the 2020 ocean salmon fisheries off Washington, Oregon, and California and the 2021
salmon seasons
Effective
05/06/2020
Management Measures for the 2019 Ocean Salmon Fisheries off Washington, Oregon and California
Fisheries Off West Coast States; West Coast Salmon Fisheries; 2019 Management Measures
Effective
05/06/2019
Fisheries Off West Coast States; Comprehensive Ecosystem-Based Amendment 1; Amendments to the Fishery Management Plans for Coastal Pelagic Species,
Comprehensive Ecosystem-Based Amendment 1 (CEBA 1) amends the Pacific Fishery Management Council's (Council's) four fishery management plans (FMPs): the Coastal Pelagic Species (CPS) FMP, the Pacific Coast Groundfish FMP, the FMP for U.S. West Coast Highl
Effective
05/04/2016