Notices and Rules
Amendment 31 to the Pacific Coast Groundfish Fishery Management Plan
Amendment 31 to the Pacific Coast Groundfish Fishery Management Plan (FMP), which proposes to define the geographic units of 20 stocks for 14 species of groundfish, a subset of 80+ species managed by the FMP
Published
11/16/2023
Proposed 2024 Golden and Blueline Tilefish Fishery Specifications
2024 tilefish specifications
Published
11/14/2023
FY 2023 - White Hake Trimester Total Allowable Catch Area Closure for the Common Pool Fishery
This action closes the White Hake Trimester Total Allowable Catch Area to Northeast multispecies common pool vessels fishing with trawl gear, sink gillnet gear, and longline/hook gear, except Handgear A and Handgear B vessels, through December 31, 2023.
Effective
11/13/2023
Quota Transfer and Adjustment: Atlantic Bluefin Tuna General Category (Commercial) Fishery
Quota Transfer and Adjustment: Atlantic Bluefin Tuna General Category (Commercial) Fishery
Issued
11/13/2023
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
11/09/2023
Monitoring Requirements for Pot Catcher/Processors Participating in Bering Sea/Aleutian Islands Groundfish Fisheries
Pot Catcher/Processor monitoring requirements for participating in the Bering Sea and Aleutian Islands groundfish fishery
Published
11/09/2023
2023 Atlantic Herring Management Area 1A Possession Limit Adjustment
Herring catch in Area 1A limited to 2,000 lb per trip/day. Effective 00:01 hr local time on November 8, 2023
Effective
11/08/2023
Amendment 49: Catch Level Adjustments and Management Measure Modifications for Greater Amberjack
South Atlantic snapper grouper greater amberjack catch level adjustments and management measures
Effective
10/26/2023
Amendment 53: Rebuilding Plan for Gag and Management of Gag and Black Grouper
Amendment 53 to the Fishery Management Plan for the Snapper Grouper Fishery of the South Atlantic Region would modify management of South Atlantic gag and black grouper.
Effective
10/23/2023
Amendment 16 to the FMP for the Salmon Fisheries Off Alaska
Amendment 16 to the FMP for the Salmon Fisheries Off Alaska
Published
10/19/2023