Alaska IFQ - Halibut and Sablefish Results
Pacific Halibut Catch Sharing Plan and Annual Management Measures - Federal Register Rules and Notices
Final RuleThe Assistant Administrator for Fisheries, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, on behalf of the International Pacific Halibut Commission (IPHC), publishes as regulations the 2026 annual management measures governing the Pacific…
Effective
05/15/2026
Recordkeeping and Reporting in Alaska - Federal Register Rules and Notices
NOAA Fisheries proposes to revise regulations to standardize the time limit in which trawl catcher/processors (C/Ps) participating in the groundfish fisheries in the Gulf of Alaska (GOA) and the Bering Sea and Aleutian Islands (BSAI) management areas…
- Proposed Rule: Modify the Timing of Haul Designation for Trawl Catcher Processors in the Gulf of Alaska and Bering Sea and Aleutian Islands Groundfish Fisheries (90 FR 47716, 10/02/2025)
- Final Rule: Sablefish Pot Gear Tags and Notary Certification Requirements (86 FR 70751, 12/13/2021)
- Proposed Rule: Sablefish Pot Gear Tags and Notary Certification Requirements (86 FR 55560, 10/06/2021)
Published
05/15/2026
North Pacific Observer Program - Federal Register Rules and Notices
NOAA Fisheries regulatory changes revised the monitoring requirements for pot gear catcher/processors (CPs) participating in Bering Sea/Aleutian Islands (BSAI) groundfish fisheries. This action addresses management challenges created by observer data…
Published
05/15/2026
Individual Fishing Quota (IFQ) Program in Alaska Federal Register Rules and Notices 2004–Present
Final Rule
NOAA Fisheries issues this final rule to revise regulations for the commercial individual fishing quota (IFQ) Pacific halibut (halibut) fisheries for 2023 through 2027. This rule removes limits on the maximum amount of halibut IFQ that may…
Published
05/15/2026
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
This action corrects an inadvertent drafting error in final regulations published in the Federal Register on February 27, 2023, and effective on February 27, 2023. NOAA Fisheries is correcting regulations to revise the date after which only an eligible…
Published
05/15/2026