Notices and Rules
2022 Federal Logbook Requirement for Pacific Coast Groundfish Non-Trawl Fisheries
Final rule for implementation of logbook requirements for Pacific Coast Groundfish non-trawl fishing
Published
10/03/2022
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
Approved Electronic Monitoring Providers for Groundfish Sectors
NOAA Fisheries is announcing additional approved electronic monitoring providers for fishing year 2022.
Published
01/20/2022
Amendment 121 to the Fishery Management Plan for Groundfish of the Bering Sea and Aleutian Islands and Amendment 110 to the Fishery Management Plan
Amendment 121 to the Fishery Management Plan for Groundfish of the Bering Sea and Aleutian Islands and Amendment 110 to the Fishery Management Plan for Groundfish of the Gulf of Alaska would reclassify sculpins under the ecosystem component (EC) category.
Effective
01/05/2022
2022 Cost Recovery Fee Notice for the Groundfish Trawl Rationalization Program
2022 cost recovery fee percentages and average mothership cooperative program pricing, Pacific Coast Groundfish Trawl Rationalization Program.
Effective
01/01/2022
2021-2022 Alaska Groundfish Harvest Specifications
2021-2022 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.
Effective
12/30/2021
Standard Prices and Fee Percentages for Cost Recovery for the Amendment 80 Program, the American Fisheries Act Program, the Aleutian Islands Pollock
Notice of standard prices and fee percentages for several Alaska fisheries including the Western Alaska Community Development Quota Program for groundfish and halibut, The American Fisheries Act, Aleutian Islands Pollock, and Amendment 80 Programs.
- 2023 Standard Prices and Fee Percentages (88 FR 82338, 11/24/2023)
- 2022 Standard Prices and Fee Percentages (87 FR 73540, 11/30/2022)
- 2021 Standard Prices and Fee Percentages (86 FR 67921, 11/30/2021)
- 2020 Standard Prices and Fee Percentages (85 FR 77180, 12/01/2020)
- 2019 Standard Prices and Fee Percentages (84 FR 65357, 11/27/2019)
Published
11/30/2021
2020–2021 Alaska Groundfish Harvest Specifications
2020 and 2021 harvest specifications, apportionments, and Pacific halibut prohibited species catch limits for the groundfish fishery of the Gulf of Alaska and the Bering Sea and Aleutian Islands.
Effective
11/16/2021
2021 Rule to Delay West Coast Groundfish Electronic Monitoring (EM) Program Regulations
Implementation of the EM program delayed until at least January 1, 2024
Published
10/06/2021
Removal of the Processing Restrictions on Incidentally Caught Squid and Sculpin Species in the Gulf of Alaska and Bering Sea and Aleutian Islands
NOAA Fisheries issues regulations to remove the regulatory restriction that limits processing of squids and sculpins to fishmeal only
Effective
06/09/2021