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
05/26/2022
Final Rule: Changes to Some North Atlantic Swordfish and Shark Retention Limits and Inseason Adjustment Criteria
Final Rule
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…
Effective
05/26/2022
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
05/26/2022
2020 Commercial Atlantic Shark Fishing Quotas, Dates & Retention Limits
This final rule establishes quota levels, opening dates, and retention limits for the 2020 Atlantic commercial shark fisheries, including those in the Gulf of Mexico and Caribbean. NOAA Fisheries may increase or decrease these retention limits for…
Effective
05/26/2022
Pelagic Longline Bluefin Tuna Area-Based and Weak Hook Management Measures
NOAA Fisheries has adjusted regulatory measures put in place to manage bluefin tuna bycatch in the pelagic longline fishery for Atlantic highly migratory species (HMS), specifically addressing the Northeastern United States Closed Area, the Cape…
Effective
05/26/2022