Resources for Fishing Results
Formal Rulemaking on Proposed MMPA Waiver and Hunt Regulations Governing Gray Whale Hunts by the Makah Tribe
On April 5, 2019, we published a proposed rule to issue a waiver of the MMPA take moratorium, a critical step in an agency decision about whether to authorize the Makah Indian Tribe to resume limited treaty-based hunting of eastern North Pacific (ENP)…
Published
09/23/2024
Fisheries off West Coast States: Highly Migratory Species Fishery; El Nino Pacific Loggerhead Conservation Area Closure
NMFS will publish a temporary in-season rule to prohibit fishing with large-mesh drift gillnet (DGN) gear in the Pacific Loggerhead Conservation Area in the Southern California Bight (SCB) east of the 120° W. meridian (50 CFR 660.713(c)(2)) from…
Effective
09/23/2024
Amendment 21 to the Coastal Pelagic Species Fishery Management Plan
NOAA Fisheries implemented Amendment 21 to the Coastal Pelagic Species (CPS) Fishery Management Plan (FMP) (89 FR 46035, May 28, 2024) to implement a number of non-substantive changes, including defining acronyms, adding hyperlinks, removing repetitive…
Published
09/23/2024
Final Rule to Implement Approved Measures in Framework Adjustment 12 to the Northeast Skate Complex Fishery Management Plan
NOAA Fisheries is implementing approved measures found in Framework Adjustment 12 to the Northeast Skate Complex Fishery Management Plan.The final rule includes 2024–2025 specifications and increased seasonal possession limits for the wing fishery…
Effective
09/23/2024