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Regional Fishery Management Councils Climate Actions

A description of the activities undertaken by NOAA Fisheries and each regional fishery management council to address climate change in their fisheries.
National

NOAA Fisheries announces overfished determination for quillback rockfish off California

Quillback rockfish off California declared overfished
December 14, 2023 -
West Coast

Amendment 32 to the Pacific Coast Groundfish Fishery Management Plan: Modifications to Non-Trawl Sector Area Management Measures

Amendment 32 and its implementing regulations includes a suite of changes to non-trawl sector area management measures seaward of California and Oregon for commercial and recreational groundfish fisheries and the non-tribal directed commercial Pacific…
Final Rule,
West Coast
Published
07/11/2025

Amendment 31 to the Pacific Coast Groundfish Fishery Management Plan

Amendment 31 defines 20 stocks for the following 14 species: black, canary, copper, quillback, squarespot, vermilion, and vermilion/sunset rockfishes; Dover, petrale, and rex soles; lingcod, Pacific spiny dogfish, sablefish, and shortspine thornyhead…
Final Rule,
West Coast
Published
07/11/2025

Draft Guidance on Preparing Fishery Management Plans for Stocks that May Extend Across Multiple Geographic Areas

Draft procedural directive to guide the agency in future application of section 304(f) of the Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation and Management Act.
August 23, 2023 - Policy and Guidance ,
National
Sep
27

Webinar: Using Magnuson-Stevens Authority for Fisheries in the Geographic Area of More than One Council

| 2:00 pm

NOAA Fisheries is holding a public webinar to discuss a new Governance Policy Directive for applying its authority under section 304(f) of the Magnuson-Stevens Act.

Laws & Policies
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National

2023 Regional Fishery Management Council Appointments

The appointment of 21 new and returning members to the eight regional fishery management councils.
National
Commercial fishing in the Valdez, Alaska harbor. Commercial fishing in the Valdez, Alaska harbor.

Fisheries Off West Coast States: West Coast Salmon Fisheries; 2023 Specifications and Management Measures

NOAA Fisheries is issuing a final rule to implement fishery management measures for the 2022 ocean salmon fisheries. Through this final rule, NMFS establishes fishery management measures for the 2023 ocean salmon fisheries off Washington, Oregon, and…
Final Rule,
West Coast
Effective
07/11/2025

A Citizen's Guide to Fishery Management

Hear how regional fishery management councils shape the management of our nation's fisheries.
February 16, 2023 - Podcast ,
National
Northeast fishing boats

Notice of Opportunities to Submit Public Comments on 2023 Ocean Salmon Fisheries

Opportunity to comment on 2023 ocean salmon management measures off Washington, Oregon, and California
January 11, 2023 -
West Coast