Small Entity Compliance Guide Results
Final Rule: Restricted-Fishing Days in the Atlantic Bluefin Tuna Fishery
Final Rule
NOAA Fisheries announces a final rule regarding the use of restricted-fishing days (RFDs) in the Atlantic Tunas General category and HMS Charter/Headboat fisheries. The first RFD will be on September 3, 2021; RFDs will continue through…
Issued
07/16/2025
Final Rule: Changes to Some North Atlantic Swordfish and Shark Retention Limits and Inseason Adjustment Criteria
Changes to Some North Atlantic Swordfish and Shark Retention Limits and Inseason Adjustment Criteria
NOAA Fisheries announces a final rule that will modify retention limits and related regulatory
procedures for some swordfish and shark permit types…
Effective
07/16/2025
Regulatory Amendment to Limit Access by all Federally Permitted Vessels to the BSAI Pacific Cod Parallel State Waters Fishery
This final rule modifies Federal permit conditions and imposes participation requirements for certain federally permitted vessels when fishing for Pacific cod in state waters adjacent to the exclusive economic zone of the Bering Sea and Aleutian Islands…
Effective
07/16/2025
2021 Atlantic Shark Commercial Fishing Year Quotas, Opening Dates, and Retention Limits
This final rule establishes quota levels, opening dates, and retention limits for the 2021 Atlantic commercial shark fisheries, including those in the Gulf of Mexico and Caribbean.
The 2021 quotas, adjusted as appropriate to account for over- and…
Effective
07/16/2025