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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

Commerce Secretary Announces Fishery Resource Disaster Determinations for Multiple Salmon Fisheries in Washington and Alaska

The Secretary of Commerce has determined that a commercial fishery failure due to a fishery resource disaster occurred for multiple fisheries between 2021 and 2022 in Alaska and Washington.
April 19, 2024 - Feature Story ,
Alaska
West Coast
Fisherman holding a coho salmon with its mouth open. A fisherman in Washington state holds a coho salmon. Credit: iStock

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

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

NOAA Fisheries Announces the 2024-2025 Atlantic Mackerel Specifications

NOAA Fisheries is reducing the Atlantic mackerel commercial quota and trip limits to ensure stock rebuilds, effective April 12, 2024.
April 11, 2024 -
New England/Mid-Atlantic

Northeast Multispecies (Groundfish) Fishing Year 2024 Common Pool Trip Limits

Effective on May 1, 2024, this action implements possession and trip limits for the Northeast multispecies common pool fishery for fishing year 2024 and other measures.
April 11, 2024 -
New England/Mid-Atlantic

Developing Alternative Fisheries Management Scenarios to Respond to Climate Change

Scientists collaborate with stakeholders to evaluate scenarios that predict changes in the distribution and abundance of commercially important fish and shellfish due to climate change.
April 05, 2024 - Feature Story ,
Alaska
On a hill looking out to two bodies of water and snowy mountains in the distance Port of Dutch Harbor and the village of Unalaska in the Aleutian Chain on the edge of the southeastern Bering Sea. Dutch Harbor the largest fishing port by volume in the U.S. Credit: NOAA Fisheries/Paul Hillman.

NOAA Fisheries Seeks Comments on an Application for an Exempted Fishing Permit to Assess Impact of the Louisiana Menhaden Fishery on Federally Managed Species

FB24-020: Gulf of Mexico Fishery Bulletin. For more information, contact: Daniel Luers: 727-824-5305; Daniel.Luers@noaa.gov
April 05, 2024 -
Southeast

NOAA Fisheries Allocates Annual Catch Entitlements to Sectors for Fishing Year 2024

This final rule allocates initial annual catch entitlements to sectors based on preliminary 2024 sector rosters and 2024 catch limits set by Framework Adjustment 65 or default specifications.
April 04, 2024 -
New England/Mid-Atlantic

Hawaiʻi Shallow-set Longline Fishery Interactions with Leatherback Sea Turtles

A summary of current and historical fishery interactions with leatherback sea turtles.
Pacific Islands