Notices and Rules
Atlantic Shark Fishery Review (SHARE)
Atlantic Shark Fishery Review (SHARE) Document Now Available.
Issued
10/25/2021
Atlantic Bluefin Tuna General Category October through November Subquota Adjustment and Adjustment of 2021 North Atlantic albacore tuna and North and
NOAA Fisheries Adjusts Atlantic Bluefin Tuna
General Category October through November
Subquota to 212.2 mt through Quota Transfer and
announces adjusted 2021 North Atlantic albacore
tuna and North and South Atlantic swordfish
quotas
Issued
10/01/2021
Fishery Closure - Atlantic Bluefin Tuna General Category Fishery (September 2021 Subquota Time Period)
Fishery Closure - Atlantic Bluefin Tuna General Category Fishery (September 2021 Subquota
Time Period)
Issued
09/21/2021
NOAA Fisheries Adjusts Atlantic Bluefin Tuna General Category September Subquota to 207.3 mt through Quota Transfer
NOAA Fisheries Adjusts Atlantic Bluefin Tuna
General Category September Subquota to 207.3
mt through Quota Transfer
Issued
09/09/2021
Large Coastal Shark Retention Limit Increase
Fishermen in the Gulf of Mexico region with Shark Directed limited access permits may retain
up to 55 large coastal sharks (LCS) other than sandbar sharks, including hammerhead sharks, and
blacktip sharks per vessel per trip as of August 24, 2021.
Effective
08/24/2021
Amendment 12 to the 2006 Consolidated HMS Fishery Management Plan: MSA Guidelines and National Policy Directives
NOAA Fisheries announces the availability to the of Amendment 12 to the 2006 Consolidated Atlantic Highly Migratory Species Fishery Management Plan.
Published
08/19/2021
Requirements to Safeguard Fishery Observers in the Western and Central Pacific Ocean
NOAA Fisheries published a final rule on July 7, 2021 that implements requirements and pre-trip notification procedures to safeguard fishery observers in the Western and Central Pacific Fisheries Commission Area.
Effective
08/06/2021
Final Rule: Restricted-Fishing Days in the Atlantic Bluefin Tuna Fishery
NOAA Fisheries announces a final rule regarding the use of restricted-fishing days (RFDs) in the Atlantic Tunas General category and HMS Charter/Headboat fisheries.
Issued
08/06/2021
2022 Atlantic Shark Fishery Year Quotas, Opening Dates, and Retention Limits
2022 Atlantic Shark Fishery Year Quotas, Opening Dates, and Retention Limits
Issued
08/05/2021
NOAA Fisheries Closes the Atlantic Bluefin Tuna General Category Fishery (June through August 2021 Subquota Time Period)
NOAA Fisheries Closes the Atlantic Bluefin Tuna General Category Fishery (June through August 2021 Subquota Time Period)
Effective
08/04/2021