Notices and Rules
Amendment 15 to the FMP for the Scallop Fishery Off Alaska
NOAA Fisheries announces approval of Amendment 15 to the FMP for the Scallop Fishery off Alaska. This amendment updates the existing essential essential fish habitat (EFH) provisions in the fishery management plan based on a 5-year EFH review.
Effective
10/31/2012
Amendment 90 to the FMP for the Groundfish of the Gulf of Alaska Management Area
NOAA Fisheries announces approval of Amendment 90 to the Fishery Management Plan for Groundfish of the Gulf of Alaska. This amendment updates the existing essential fish habitat provisions based on a 5-year review.
Effective
10/31/2012
Amendment 97 to the FMP for the Groundfish of the Bering Sea and Aleutian Islands Management Area
NOAA Fisheries publishes regulations to implement Amendment 97 to the Fishery Management Plan for Groundfish of the Bering Sea and Aleutian Islands Management Area establishing a regulatory process for replacement of vessels in the Amendment 80 fleet.
Effective
10/31/2012
Amendment 98 to the FMP for the Groundfish of the Bering Sea and Aleutian Islands Management Area
NOAA Fisheries announces approval of Amendment 98 to the Fishery Management Plan for Groundfish of the Bering Sea and Aleutian Islands Management Area.
Effective
10/31/2012
Amendment 1 to the FMP for Fish Resources of the Arctic Management Area (Arctic FMP)
NOAA Fisheries announces approval of Amendment 1 to the fishery management plan for Fish Resources of the Arctic Management Area. This amendment updates the essential fish habitat provisions based on a 5-year review.
Effective
10/31/2012
License Limitation Program - Federal Register Rules and Notices
Correction to a final rule modifying equipment and operational requirements for freezer longliners (catcher/processors) named on License Limitation Program (LLP) licenses endorsed to catch and process BSAI Pacific cod at sea with hook-and-line gear.
- Correction (77 FR 63719, 10/17/2012)
- Modification to Equipment and Operational Requirements (77 FR 59053, 09/26/2012)
- C/Ps Limits in the Pacific Cod Parallel Fishery (76 FR 73513, 11/29/2011
- Final Rule to Amend Eligibility BSAI Crab (68 FR 46117, 08/05/2003)
- Amended Eligibility Criteria for Groundfish Licenses (68 FR 44666, 07/30/2003)
Effective
10/17/2012
Amendment 4 to the HMS Fishery Management Plan: Caribbean Management Measures
In 2012, NOAA Fisheries finalized changes to the Atlantic Highly Migratory Species Fishery Management Plan related to the U.S. Caribbean territories, including Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin Islands.
Published
10/01/2012
Amendment 93 to the Fishery Management Plan for the Groundfish of the Gulf of Alaska Management Area
NOAA Fisheries publishes regulations for Amendment 93 to the Fishery Management Plan for Groundfish of the Gulf of Alaska. The regulations apply exclusively to the directed pollock trawl fisheries in the Central and Western Reporting Areas of GOA.
Effective
08/25/2012
Memorandum of Understanding between NOAA Fisheries and the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service to Promote the Conservation of Migratory Birds including
This notice announces the availability of the final signed Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) between the National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS) and the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS) to promote the conservation of migratory birds.
This NMFS-FWS
Effective
07/17/2012
Amendment 11 to the FMP for the Salmon Fisheries Off Alaska
The North Pacific Fishery Management Council submitted Amendments 10, 11, and 12 to the Fishery Management Plan for the Salmon Fisheries in the EEZ off the Coast of Alaska to NOAA Fisheries for review.
Effective
06/29/2012