Notices and Rules
Amendment 31 to the Pacific Coast Groundfish Fishery Management Plan
Amendment 31 to the Pacific Coast Groundfish Fishery Management Plan (FMP), which proposes to define the geographic units of 20 stocks for 14 species of groundfish, a subset of 80+ species managed by the FMP
Published
11/16/2023
Monitoring Requirements for Pot Catcher/Processors Participating in Bering Sea/Aleutian Islands Groundfish Fisheries
Pot Catcher/Processor monitoring requirements for participating in the Bering Sea and Aleutian Islands groundfish fishery
Published
11/09/2023
2023-2024 Alaska Groundfish Harvest Specifications
2023-2024 harvest specifications, apportionments, and prohibited species catch allowances for the groundfish fishery of the Gulf of Alaska and the Bering Sea and Aleutian Islands to establish harvest limits for groundfish.
- Reallocation of Atka mackerel in the Bering Sea and Aleutian Islands Management…
- Several Groundfish Species in the Bering Sea and Aleutian Islands Management Ar…
- Fisheries of the Exclusive Economic Zone Off Alaska; Reallocation of Pacific Co…
- BSAI Reallocation (88 FR 18443, 03/29/2023)
- Correction to BSAI Harvest Specifications (88 FR 18258, 03/28/2023)
Published
09/27/2023
Amendment 122 to the Fishery Management Plan for Groundfish of the Bering Sea and Aleutian Islands Management Area; Pacific Cod Trawl Cooperative
Final rule that implements amendment 122 to the Fishery Management Plan for Groundfish of the Bering Sea and Aleutian Islands.
Published
08/28/2023
Limited Access for the Western Gulf of Alaska and Bering Sea and Aleutian Islands Trawl Groundfish Fisheries
Control dates that may be used as reference dates for future management actions to limit future access to the offshore sector of the trawl groundfish fisheries in the Gulf of Alaska and Bering Sea and Aleutian Islands.
- Advance Notice of Proposed Rulemaking; Control Date (88 FR 50097, 08/01/2023 )
- Advance Notice of Proposed Rulemaking; Control Date (80 FR 74744, 11/30/2015)
- Advance Notice of Proposed Rulemaking; Control Date (80 FR 72408, 11/19/2015)
- Advance Notice of Proposed Rulemaking; Control Date (78 FR 17340, 03/21/2013)
Published
08/01/2023
Amendment 124 to the FMP for the Groundfish of the Bering Sea and Aleutian Islands and Amendment 112 to the FMP for Groundfish of the Gulf of Alaska
NOAA Fisheries issues a final rule to implement Amendment 124 to the Fishery Management Plan for Groundfish of the Bering Sea and Aleutian Islands Management Area and Amendment 112 to the Fishery Management Plan for Groundfish of the Gulf of Alaska.
Published
02/27/2023
2023 Cost Recovery Fee Notice for the Groundfish Trawl Rationalization Program
2023 cost recovery fee percentages and average mothership cooperative program pricing, Pacific Coast Groundfish Trawl Rationalization Program.
Effective
01/01/2023
North Pacific Observer Program Standard Ex-Vessel Prices for Groundfish and Halibut - Federal Register Rules and Notices
Notices of ex-vessel prices for groundfish and halibut for the calculation of the observer fee under the North Pacific Observer Program.
Effective
12/29/2022
Amendment 30 to the Pacific Coast Groundfish Fishery Management Plan & 2023-2024 Harvest Specifications and Management Measures
Amendment 30 of the Pacific Coast Groundfish Fishery Management Plan, 2023-2024 harvest specifications
- Temporary rule; emergency action; request for comments (April 1, 2024, 89 FR 22…
- Inseason adjustments to biennial groundfish management measures (April 1, 2024,…
- Inseason trip limits correction final rule (88 FR 90127, December 29, 2023)
- Final rule; corrections to harvest specifications (88 FR 89313, December 27, 20…
- Final rule (88 FR 83354, November 29, 2023); inseason adjustments to biennial g…
Published
12/16/2022
2022-2023 Alaska Groundfish Harvest Specifications
2022-2023 harvest specifications, apportionments, and prohibited species catch allowances for the groundfish fishery of the Gulf of Alaska and the Bering Sea and Aleutian Islands to establish harvest limits for groundfish.
Published
12/07/2022