Notices and Rules
Control Date for Catcher/Processors Using Pot Gear in the Bering Sea and Aleutian Islands Pacific Cod Fishery
Federal Register notice to announce a control date of December 10, 2019, that may be used as a reference date for a future management action to limit future access to the Bering Sea and Aleutian Islands (BSAI) Pacific cod pot catcher/processor sector.
Published
12/10/2019
Non-Pollock Trawl Catcher/Processor Halibut Bycatch Handling and Monitoring Requirements
Regulations to implement catch handling and monitoring requirements to allow Pacific halibut (halibut) bycatch to be sorted on the deck of trawl catcher/processors (C/Ps) and motherships participating in the non-pollock groundfish fisheries off Alaska.
Effective
12/09/2019
Exempted Fishing Permits in Alaska: Federal Register Rules and Notices
Announces receipt of an exempted fishing permit (EFP) application for pollock catcher vessels (CVs) using pelagic trawl gear in the eastern Bering Sea and Gulf of Alaska (GOA) to evaluate the efficacy of electronic monitoring.
- Notice of Application - United Catcher Boats (84 FR 50018, 09/24/2019)
- Notice of Application - Alaska Pacific University (83 FR 60408, 11/26/2018)
- Notice of Application - Aleut Corporation (83 FR 58550, 11/20/2018)
- Notice of Application - Gauvin and Associates, LLC (82 FR 55352, 11/21/2017)
- Notice of Application - Alaska Seafood Cooperative (82 FR 44385, 09/22/2017)
Published
09/24/2019
2018-2019 Alaska Groundfish Harvest Specifications
2018-2019 harvest specifications, apportionments, and Pacific halibut prohibited species catch limits for the groundfish fishery of the Gulf of Alaska and the Bering Sea and Aleutian Islands.
Effective
03/19/2019
American Fisheries Act Fisheries - Federal Register Rules and Notices
NOAA Fisheries issues regulations to modify management of the American Fisheries Act (AFA) Program and Crab Rationalization (CR) Program. The final rule's two actions affect catch limits of specific species (sideboard limits) and weekly catch reports.
- Final Rule: Sideboards and Weekly Catch Report (84 FR 2723, 03/11/2019)
- Proposed Rule: Sideboards and Weekly Catch Report (83 FR 40733, 08/16/2018)
- Notice of Workshop; Chinook Salmon Bycatch (78 FR 19214, 03/29/2013)
- Proposed Chinook Salmon Economic Data Report Program (76 FR 42099, 07/18/2011)
- Final Rule; Annual Reports Not Necessary (76 FR 12884, 03/09/2011)
Effective
03/11/2019
Alaska Groundfish and Halibut Seabird Working Group Meeting
The Alaska Groundfish and Halibut Seabird Working Group will meet to discuss use of leading indicators as tool to assess inseason seabird bycatch risk, vessel-specific seabird bycatch mortality, and an update on studies examining seabird bycatch in the tr
Issued
02/22/2019
Amendment 116 to the FMP for the Groundfish of the Bering Sea and Aleutian Islands Management Area
NOAA Fisheries issues regulations to implement Amendment 116 to the Fishery Management Plan for Groundfish of the Bering Sea and Aleutian Islands Management Area to prevent increased catcher vessel participation from reducing benefits to participants.
Effective
11/05/2018
Authorization of the Formation of a Recreational Quota Entity to Participate in the Pacific Halibut and Sablefish Individual Fishing Quota Program in
NOAA Fisheries issues regulations that authorize formation of a recreational quota entity (RQE) that could participate in the Pacific Halibut and Sablefish Individual Fishing Quota Program in International Pacific Halibut Commission Regulatory Areas 2C an
Effective
10/22/2018
Amendment 117 to the FMP for the Groundfish of the Bering Sea and Aleutian Islands Management Area
Regulations to prohibit directed fishing for the squid species complex by Federally permitted groundfish fishermen, specify a squid retention limit in the Gulf of Alaska groundfish fisheries, and make minor corrections to the octopus species code tables.
Effective
08/06/2018
Amendment 106 to the FMP for the Groundfish of the Gulf of Alaska Management Area
Amendment 117 to the Fishery Management Plan for Groundfish of the Bering Sea and Aleutian Islands and amendment 106 to the Pln for Groundfish of the Gulf of AK would classify squid in these fishery management plans under the ecosystem component category.
Effective
08/06/2018