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
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
Fisheries Off West Coast States; West Coast Salmon Fisheries; Rebuilding Coho Salmon Stocks
Final rule for coho salmon rebuilding plans and environmental assessments and FONSIs.
Published
02/12/2021
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
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
Amendment 13 to the FMP for the Salmon Fisheries Off Alaska
NOAA Fisheries announces the approval of Amendment 13 to the fishery management plan for the Salmon Fisheries in the EEZ Off Alaska. This amendment updates the description and identification of essential fish habitat.
Effective
05/31/2018
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
Amendment 18 to the Salmon Fishery Management Plan
Amendment 18 revises the description and identification of essential fish habitat (EFH) for Pacific salmon managed under the FMP, designates habitat areas of particular concern (HAPCs), updates information on fishing activities, and updates the list of no
Effective
01/20/2015