Notices and Rules
Amendment 23 to the Summer Flounder, Scup, and Black Sea Bass Fishery Management Plan
NOAA Fisheries published a proposed rule for Amendment 23 to the Fluke, Scup, and Black Sea Bass FMP that proposes changing the formula for state allocations, adding state allocations to the Federal FMP, and changing Federal in-season closure regulations.
Published
05/15/2023
2023 Atlantic Spiny Dogfish Specifications
Final 2023 specifications for the Atlantic Spiny Dogfish Fishery Management Plan
Effective
05/01/2023
Approval of 2023 and 2024 Sector Operations Plans and Allocation of 2023 Northeast Multispecies Annual Catch Entitlements
Approval of 2023 and 2024 Sector Operations Plans and Allocation of 2023 Northeast Multispecies Annual Catch Entitlements
Effective
05/01/2023
Northeast Multispecies Common Pool Fishery and Other Measures for Fishing Year 2023
This action implements measures for the Northeast multispecies fishery for the 2021 fishing year, including common pool fishery possession and trip limits.
Effective
05/01/2023
2023 Closure of the Northern Gulf of Maine
2023 Closure of the Northern Gulf of Maine Scallop Management Area for Limited Access General Category Vessels
Effective
04/21/2023
White Hake Trimester Total Allowable Catch Area Closure for the Common Pool Fishery
This action closes the White Hake Trimester Total Allowable Catch Area to common pool vessels on a groundfish trip fishing with trawl gear, sink gillnet gear, and longline/hook gear, except for Handgear A and B permitted vessels.
Effective
04/18/2023
Framework Adjustment 36 to the Atlantic Sea Scallop Fishery Management Plan
Framework 36 would set scallop fishery specifications and other management measures for fishing years 2023 and 2024. Framework 36 would implement measures to protect small scallops and revise regulatory text.
Effective
04/01/2023
2023-2025 Atlantic Herring Fishery Specifications
2023-2025 Atlantic Herring Fishery Specifications Interim Final Rule
- Interim Final Rule (03/23/2023): 2023-2025 Atlantic Herring Fishery Specificati…
- Temporary Rule (04/26/2023): 2023 Cape Cod Catch Cap Closure
- Temporary Rule (05/14/2023): 2023 Area 3 Possession Limit Adjustment
- Temporary Rule (10/12/2023): 2023 New Brunswick Weir Adjustment
- Temporary Rule (11/8/2023): 2023 Area 1A Possession Limit Adjustment
Effective
03/23/2023
Recreational Harvest Control Rule Framework Adjustment to the Summer Flounder, Scup, and Black Sea Bass, and Bluefish Fishery Management Plans
Recreational harvest control rule
Effective
03/09/2023
Final Rule for 2023 Atlantic Deep-Sea Red Crab Quota
2023 Atlantic deep-sea red crab quota
Effective
03/01/2023