Notices and Rules
Emergency Action to Temporarily Extend the 2020 Sablefish Primary Fishery
Emergency rule to extend 2020 sablefish limited-entry fixed-gear season to December 31, 2020
Published
10/27/2020
Proposed Rule to Delay Implementation of West Coast Groundfish Electronic Monitoring Program
Proposed rule for Electronic Monitoring (EM) Program for the West Coast Groundfish Trawl Rationalization Program.
Published
08/28/2020
Notice of Intent To Prepare an Eis To Fish Longline Gear in the U.S. EEZ Under an Exempted Fishing Permit
Notice of intent to prepare an EIS on potential short- and long-term impacts of the proposed action to issue an exempted fishing permit.
Published
08/10/2020
Clackamas Spring Chinook Hatchery Program
The public is invited to comment on a Hatchery and Genetics Management Plan for Clackamas spring Chinook salmon.
Published
07/30/2020
Hatchery plans and draft environmental assessment for Deschutes, Hood, Touchet, and Umatilla Rivers
The public was invited to comment on hatchery plans and draft evaluations for programs in the Middle Columbia and Hood Rivers.
Published
07/14/2020
Regulatory Revisions to Vessel Movement, Monitoring, and Declaration Management for the Pacific Coast Groundfish Fishery
Final rule revising reporting and monitoring provisions for vessels participating in the Pacific Coast groundfish fishery., effective July and September 2020.
Effective
07/13/2020
Emergency Action to Temporarily Remove Seasonal Processing Limitations for Pacific Whiting Motherships and Catcher-Processors
Emergency Rule temporarily allows eligible Mothership and Catcher-Processor vessels to operate during the 2020 Pacific whiting season. This emergency rule is effective for 180 days, from June 19, 2020, to December 16, 2020.
Published
06/19/2020
2020 Harvest Specifications for Pacific Whiting, Cowcod, and Shortbelly Rockfish, and 2020 Pacific Whiting Tribal Allocation
To establish 2020 harvest specifications and management measures for Pacific whiting, shortbelly rockfish, and cowcod taken off the coasts of Washington, Oregon, and California.
Effective
06/18/2020
Implementing West Coast commercial fishery regulations for fish aggregating devices, silky shark conservation, and observer safety
A final rule to address Fish Aggregating Devices, Silky shark conservation, and observer safety in West Coast commercial fisheries.
Effective
06/17/2020
2020-2021 Annual Specifications and Management Measures for Pacific Sardine
Proposal to implement annual harvest specifications and management measures for the northern subpopulation of Pacific sardine.
Published
05/27/2020