Notices and Rules
Amendment 27 to the Fishery Management Plan for the Groundfish of the Bering Sea and Aleutian Islands Management Area
Information regarding Amendment 27 to the Fishery Management Plan for Groundfish of the Bering Sea and Aleutian Islands Area, along with other amendments, incorporating the North Pacific Fisheries Research Plan into each FMP.
Effective
Amendment 25 to the Fishery Management Plan for the Groundfish of the Bering Sea and Aleutian Islands Management Area
Amendment 25 to the Fishery Management Plan for the Groundfish Fishery of the Bering Sea and Aleutian Islands Area eliminates the primary Pacific halibut prohibited species catch limit established for BSAI trawl fisheries.
Effective
Amendment 24 to the FMP for the Groundfish of the Bering Sea and Aleutian Islands Management Area
NOAA Fisheries proposes regulations to implement Amendment 24 to the Fishery Management Plan for the Groundfish Fishery of the Bering Sea and Aleutian Islands Area that would allocate the Pacific cod total allowable catch.
Effective
Amendment 15 to the FMP for the Groundfish of the Bering Sea and Aleutian Islands Management Area
NOAA Fisheries issues a final rule to implement Amendment 15 to the Fishery Management Plan for the Groundfish Fishery of the Bering Sea and Aleutian Islands area which establishes an individual fishing quota limited access system in fixed gear fisheries.
Effective
South Atlantic Shrimp Historical Amendments and Rulemaking (1993-2019)
The list below contains information about amendments and rule-making that were effective during 2019 and earlier.
Issued
Trawl Gear Definitions for the Groundfish Fisheries Off Alaska
Regulatory amendments to revise the existing definition of a pelagic trawl, implement a performance standard for trawls, and define a non-pelagic trawl.
Effective
Amendment 28 to the FMP for the Groundfish of the Bering Sea and Aleutian Islands Management Area
NOAA Fisheries announces the approval of Amendment 28 to the Fishery Management Plan for the Groundfish Fishery of the Bering Sea and Aleutian Islands Management area, which establishes three new management districts in the Aleutian Islands subarea.
Effective
Amendment 21 to the FMP for the Groundfish of the Bering Sea and Aleutian Islands Management Area
NOAA Fisheries announces the approval of Amendment 21 to the Fishery Management Plan for the Groundfish Fishery of the Bering Sea and Aleutian Islands Area that establishes Pacific halibut bycatch mortality limits.
Effective
Amendment 22 to the FMP for the Groundfish of the Bering Sea and Aleutian Islands Management Area
NOAA Fisheries issues final rule to establish two trawl test areas in the Gulf of Alaska and one trawl test area in the Bering Sea and Aleutian Islands where pelagic and bottom trawl fishermen could test their trawl fishing gear.
Published
Amendment 18 to the FMP for the Groundfish of the Bering Sea and Aleutian Islands Management Area
NOAA Fisheries issues a final rule to implement a revision of Amendment 18 to the Fishery Management Plan for the Groundfish Fishery of the-Bering Sea and Aleutian Islands.
Effective