Notices and Rules
Amendment 28 to the Pacific Coast Groundfish Fishery Management Plan
NOAA Fisheries publishes a final rule on November 19, 2019 (84 FR 63966) implementing changes to area closures for commercial vessels fishing in federal waters off Washington, Oregon, and California, effective January 1, 2020.
Published
11/19/2019
Inseason Adjustments to Pacific Coast Groundfish Commercial Fisheries
This final rule announces routine inseason adjustments to management measures in commercial groundfish fisheries. This action is intended to allow commercial fishing vessels to access more abundant groundfish stocks while protecting overfished and deplete
Effective
10/21/2019
Regulatory Revisions to Vessel Movement, Monitoring, and Declaration Management for the Pacific Coast Groundfish Fishery
NOAA Fisheries proposes revisions to reporting and monitoring provisions for vessels participating in the Pacific Coast groundfish fishery.
Published
10/10/2019
Fisheries off West Coast States; Pacific Coast Groundfish Fishery; Electronic Monitoring Program
NOAA Fisheries has issued a final rule that makes electronic monitoring (EM) an option for midwater trawl vessels in the Pacific whiting fishery and fixed gear vessels in the Individual Fishing Quota (IFQ) fishery beginning in 2021 (but delayed)
Effective
07/29/2019
Pacific Coast Groundfish Trawl Logbook
This interim final rule creates a Federal requirement for vessels using trawl gear in the Pacific Coast Groundfish fishery to complete and submit the trawl logbook form.
Effective
07/05/2019
Pacific Coast Groundfish Trawl Gear Changes
This rule revises regulations that currently restrict the use and configuration of bottom and midwater trawl gear on the West Coast.
Effective
01/01/2019
2019-2020 Biennial Harvest Specifications for Pacific Coast Groundfish
Final rule establishing the 2019-2020 harvest specifications and management measures for groundfish taken in the U.S. exclusive economic zone off the coasts of Washington, Oregon, and California.
Effective
01/01/2019
Oregon Midwater Recreational Groundfish Fishery
This rule authorizes the use of midwater long-leader gear for recreational fishing in waters off the coast of Oregon.
Effective
04/01/2018
Amendment 21-3 to the Pacific Coast Groundfish Fishery Management Plan
Final rule changing the management of the Pacific whiting at-sea sectors' allocations for darkblotched rockfish and Pacific ocean perch.
Effective
02/07/2018
Pacific Coast Groundfish Widow Rockfish Quota Share Reallocation
This rule reallocates quota shares of widow rockfish in the Shorebased Individual Fishing Quota Program on the Pacific (West) Coast.
Effective
12/26/2017