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Amendment 120 to the FMP for the Groundfish of the Bering Sea and Aleutian Islands and Amendment 108 to the FMP for Groundfish of the Gulf of Alaska
If approved, Amendment 120 would limit the number of catcher/processors (C/Ps) acting as motherships receiving and processing Pacific cod from catcher vessels (CVs) directed fishing for Pacific cod in the BSAI non-Community Development Quota (CDQ)
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10/28/2019
Amendment 21-4 to the Pacific Coast Groundfish Fishery Management Plan
NOAA’s National Marine Fisheries Service NMFS is seeking public comment on the Proposed Rule to implement Amendment 21-4 the Pacific Coast Groundfish Fishery Management Plan.
NOAA Fisheries implemented the West Coast Groundfish Trawl Catch Share
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10/29/2019
Amendment 50A-F: State Management Program for Recreational Red Snapper
NOAA Fisheries, in collaboration with the Gulf of Mexico Fishery Management Council (Council), is developing a State Management Program Amendment for Recreational Red Snapper to the Fishery Management Plan (FMP) for the Reef Fish Resources of the Gulf of
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11/01/2019
Amendment 119 to the FMP for the Groundfish of the Bering Sea and Aleutian Islands and Amendment 107 to the FMP for Groundfish of the Gulf of Alaska
If approved, Amendments 119/107 would require that the operator of a catcher vessel required to have a federal fishery permit using hook-and-line, pot, or jig in the EEZ of the Bering Sea and Aleutian Islands (BSAI) and Gulf of Alaska (GOA) to retain and
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11/01/2019
Modifications to Gulf of Mexico Migratory Group Cobia Size and Possession Limits
This framework action proposes to implement the Gulf of Mexico Fishery Management Council’s recent recommendation to increase therecreational and commercialminimum size limit for Gulf migratory group cobia from 32 inches to 36 inches in Gulf waters
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11/04/2019
Amendment 12 to the 2006 Consolidated HMS Fishery Management Plan: MSA Guidelines and National Policy Directives
NOAA Fisheries is exploring options related to the 2016 revised National Standards 1, 3, and 7 guidelines and other recent national policy directives. Issues being considered in the scoping document include:
Reassessingcurrent HMS fishery management
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11/04/2019
Amendment 118 to the FMP for the Groundfish of the Bering Sea and Aleutian Islands Management Area
Proposed rule to implement Amendment 118to improve efficiency and provide economic benefits for the Individual Fishing Quota (IFQ) and Community Development Quota (CDQ) fleets, minimize whale depredation and seabird interactions in the IFQ and CDQ
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11/04/2019
Regulatory Amendment 27: Vision Blueprint Commercial Measures
Vision Blueprint Commercial Regulatory Amendment 27(Regulatory Amendment 27) to the Fishery Management Plan for the Snapper Grouper Fishery of the South Atlantic Region (Snapper Grouper FMP) addresses specific action items in the 2016-2020 Vision
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11/18/2019
Amendment 9: Coral Habitat Areas Considered for Management in the Gulf of Mexico
In 2013, the Gulf of Mexico Fishery Management Council (Council) hosted a workshop to discuss how corals may be affected by fisheries. One of the recommendations from that workshop was to reevaluate coral areas in the Gulf of Mexico (Gulf) that might
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11/25/2019
Proposed Rule Implementing Amendment 8 to the Atlantic Herring Fishery Management Plan
NOAA Fisheries proposes regulations to implement Amendment 8 to the Atlantic HerringFishery Management Plan. The New England Fishery Management Council developedAmendment 8 to specify a long-term acceptable biological catch control rule for Atlantic
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11/25/2019