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Unwelcome Catch: Fishermen's Stewardship Role Reeling in Marine Debris

Commercial fishermen are helping tackle marine pollution, one balloon at a time.
April 22, 2024 - Feature Story ,
New England/Mid-Atlantic
National
A deflated foil balloon on a beach sitting on a bed of seaweeds A Mylar balloon on the shoreline of Santa Rosa Island off the coast of California. Credit: Courtesy of NOAA Marine Debris Program

Fishing Year 2024 Electronic Monitoring Program Video Review Rates for the Northeast Multispecies Fishery

NOAA Fisheries Announces 2024 Audit Model Electronic Monitoring Review Rates for Groundfish Sectors
April 22, 2024 -
New England/Mid-Atlantic

2024 Closure of the Northern Gulf of Maine Scallop Fishery

NOAA Fisheries announces the closure of the Northern Gulf of Maine Scallop Management Area for the remainder of the 2024 fishing year for Limited Access General Category vessels, effective April 20, 2024. Regulations require this action once we project…
Temporary Rule
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New England
Effective
04/23/2024

Closure of the Northern Gulf of Maine Scallop Management Area for Limited Access General Category Vessels

The Northern Gulf of Maine (NGOM) Scallop Management Area is closed to all federally permitted Limited Access General Category (LAGC) vessels effective 0001hr on April 20, 2024.
April 19, 2024 -
New England/Mid-Atlantic

2023 Annual Report of the Atlantic Sea Scallop Individual Fishing Quota Cost Recovery Program

This page contains information about the cost recovery program for the Atlantic Sea Scallop Individual Fishing Quota (IFQ) fishery, and the costs associated with management and enforcement of the IFQ fishery during the 2023 fee period.
New England/Mid-Atlantic

2024-2026 Specifications for the Mackerel, Squid, and Butterfish Fishery Management Plan

This action proposes the 2024-2026 specifications for the Mackerel, Squid, and Butterfish Fishery Management Plan as recommended by the Mid-Atlantic Fishery Management Council. Specifically, this action proposes to set the 2024 Illex squid and 2024-2026…
Proposed Rule
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Mid-Atlantic
Comments Close
05/20/2024

Notification, Reporting, and Monitoring Requirements for the Atlantic Herring Fishery

This bulletin provides an overview of the requirements for vessels participating in the Atlantic herring fishery in 2024.
April 17, 2024 -
New England/Mid-Atlantic

Gulf of Mexico Lane Snapper Catch Limits Abbreviated Framework

Gulf of Mexico (Gulf) lane snapper is managed as a stock, with a combined annual catch limit (ACL) for the recreational and commercial component of this fishery sector. In 2021, the National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS) implemented a framework…
Information Gathering
,
Gulf of Mexico
Effective
04/23/2024

IB 24-20: NMFS Prohibits Directed Fishing for Pacific Cod by Catcher Vessels using Trawl Gear in the Central Regulatory Area of the Gulf of Alaska

Notice of a fishery management action
April 12, 2024 -
Alaska

Fisheries of the Exclusive Economic Zone off Alaska: Cook Inlet; Proposed 2024 Harvest Specifications for Salmon

NMFS proposes 2024 harvest specifications for the salmon fishery of the Cook Inlet exclusive economic zone (EEZ) Area. This action is necessary to establish harvest limits for salmon during the 2024 fishing year and to accomplish the goals and…
Proposed Rule
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Alaska
Published
04/23/2024