Notices and Rules
2024–2026 Hawaiʻi Kona Crab Catch Limits and Accountability Measures
NOAA Fisheries announces catch limits and accountability measures for main Hawaiian Islands Kona crab, from 2024–2026.
Effective
Framework Amendment 2: Updates to the Spiny Lobster Overfishing Limit, Acceptable Biological Catch, and Annual Catch Limit
Framework Amendment 2 to the Puerto Rico, St. Croix, and St. Thomas and St. John Fishery Management Plans: Updates to the Spiny Lobster Overfishing Limit, Acceptable Biological Catch, and Annual Catch Limit
Effective
Fishing Year 2024 Recreational Management Measures for Cod and Haddock
Proposed Fishing Year 2024 Recreational Management Measures for Gulf of Maine Cod, and Gulf of Maine Haddock.
Comments Close
Fisheries Off West Coast States: West Coast Salmon Fisheries; 2024 Management Measures
Regulations to manage the 2024 ocean season fisheries off the U.S. West Coast.
Effective
Framework Action to Modify the Greater Amberjack Recreational Fixed Closed Season and Commercial Trip Limit
This framework action would modify the greater amberjack recreational fixed-closed season and commercial trip limit to extend the fishing season durations, reduce the likelihood of exceeding the ACL, and eliminate harvest during the spawning period.
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Update to Red Snapper Calibrations and Gray Snapper Catch Limits
This action would update state specific private angling component calibration ratios and ACLs to provide a more accurate estimate of state landings for red snapper management and update gray snapper catch limits including the OFL, ABC, and ACL.
Published
Amendment 56: Modifications to Catch Limits, Sector Allocation, and Recreational Fishing Seasons for Gulf of Mexico Gag
This amendment is intended to end overfishing of the Gulf of Mexico gag. The most recent update to Gulf gag stock assessment (SEDAR 72, 2022) estimated that gag is overfished and is undergoing overfishing as of 2019.
Issued
2024 West Coast Pacific Halibut Directed Commercial Fishery
2024 Pacific halibut annual management measures for the Area 2A directed commercial fishery off Washington, Oregon, and California
Published
Amendment 113 to the Fishery Management Plan for the Groundfish of the Gulf of Alaska; Central Gulf of Alaska Rockfish Program Adjustments
Amendment 113 to the Fishery Management Plan for the Groundfish of the Gulf of Alaska; Central Gulf of Alaska Rockfish Program Adjustments
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Bycatch Reporting Amendments to Pacific Islands Fishery Ecosystem Plans
NOAA Fisheries announces amendments to the Pacific Islands region fishery ecosystem plans. The amendments ensure these plans clearly describe the bycatch reporting methods used to assess the amount and type of bycatch in the fisheries.
Published