Notices and Rules
Amendment 73 to the FMP for the Groundfish of the Gulf of Alaska Management Area
NOAA Fisheries issues a final rule implementing Amendments 73 and 65 to the FMP for Groundfish of the Gulf of Alaska to revise the plan by identifying and describing essential fish habitat and designating habitat areas of particular concern.
Effective
07/28/2006
Amendment 7 to the FMP for the Salmon Fisheries Off Alaska
NOAA Fisheries issues a final rule implementing Amendment 7 to the fishery management plan for the salmon fisheries off Alaska. This amendment identifies and describes essential fish habitat and designates habit areas of particular concern.
Effective
07/28/2006
Amendment 65 to the FMP for the Groundfish of the Bering Sea and Aleutian Islands Management Area
NOAA Fisheries issues a final rule implementing Amendments 78 and 65 to the Fishery Management Plan for Groundfish of the Bering Sea and Aleutian Islands Management Area to identify and describe essential fish habitat and designate areas of concern.
Effective
07/28/2006
Amendment 65 to the FMP for the Groundfish of the Gulf of Alaska Management Area
NOAA Fisheries issues a final rule implementing Amendments 73 and 65 to the FMP for Groundfish of the Gulf of Alaska to revise the plan by identifying and describing essential fish habitat and designating habitat areas of particular concern.
Effective
07/28/2006
Amendment 8 to the FMP for the Salmon Fisheries Off Alaska
NOAA Fisheries issues a final rule implementing Amendment 8 to the Fishery Management Plan for Salmon Fisheries in the Exclusive Economic Zone off the Coast of Alaska.
Effective
07/28/2006
Amendment 78 to the FMP for the Groundfish of the Bering Sea and Aleutian Islands Management Area
NOAA Fisheries implements Amendments 78 and 65 to the Fishery Management Plan for Groundfish of the Bering Sea and Aleutian Islands Management Area which revises the plan by identifying and describing and essential fish habitat.
Effective
07/28/2006
Amendment 7 to the FMP for the Scallop Fishery Off Alaska
NOAA Fisheries issues a final rule implementing Amendments 7 and 9 to the fishery management plan for the Scallop Fishery off Alaska. These amendments identify and describe essential fish habitat and designate habitat areas of particular concern.
Effective
07/28/2006
Rulemaking to Implement Amendment 19 to Describe and Protect Groundfish Essential Fish Habitat
Amendment 19 provides for a comprehensive program to describe and protect essential fish habitat (EFH) for Pacific Coast Groundfish. The management measures to implement Amendment 19, which are authorized by the FMP and the Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conser
Effective
06/12/2006
Amendment 69 to the FMP for the Groundfish of the Gulf of Alaska Management Area
NOAA Fisheries issues a final rule that implements Amendment 69 to the Fishery Management Plan for Groundfish of the Gulf of Alaska. Amendment 69 amends the manner in which the total allowable catch for the other species complex is annually determined.
Effective
04/12/2006
Cape Sarichef Research Restriction Area Open to Directed Fishing
NOAA Fisheries issues a final rule to open the Cape Sarichef Research Restriction Area in the Bering Sea and Aleutian Islands Management Area (BSAI) to directed fishing for groundfish using trawl, pot, and hook-and-line gear March 15 - March 31, 2006.
Effective
02/10/2006