Notices and Rules
Bycatch Reporting Amendments to Pacific Islands Fishery Ecosystem Plans
NOAA Fisheries announces proposed amendments to the Pacific Islands region fishery ecosystem plans. The amendments would ensure these plans clearly describe the bycatch reporting methods used to assess the amount and type of bycatch in the fisheries.
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Proposed 2024–2026 Hawaiʻi Kona Crab Catch Limits and Accountability Measures
NOAA Fisheries welcomes comments on proposed catch limits, targets, and accountability measures for main Hawaiian Islands Kona crab, from 2024–2026.
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Final Rule Regarding Gold Corals Harvest in the U.S. Pacific Islands
NOAA Fisheries is extending the 5-year moratorium on the harvest of gold corals in the federal waters across the Pacific Islands region.
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Marine Conservation Plan for the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands
NOAA Fisheries announces approval of a Marine Conservation Plan for the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands, valid from effective from August 4, 2023, through August 3, 2026.
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Proposed Changes to Seabird Measures for Hawaiʻi Deep-Set Longline Fishery
NOAA Fisheries is proposing to modify seabird interaction mitigation requirements in the Hawaiʻi pelagic deep-set longline fishery.
Published
Permits Available for American Samoa Longline Limited Entry
NOAA Fisheries is accepting applications for American Samoa longline limited entry permits.
Published
Northwestern Hawaiian Islands Lobster Harvest Guideline
NOAA Fisheries establishes the annual harvest guideline for the commercial lobster fishery in the Northwestern Hawaiian Islands for calendar year 2023 at zero lobsters.
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2023 U.S. Territorial Longline Bigeye Tuna Catch Limits for the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands
NOAA Fisheries announces a fishing agreement between the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands and the Hawaiʻi Longline Association regarding CNMI’s 2023 longline bigeye tuna catch limits.
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Permit Amendment—Testing Tori Lines in Hawaiʻi Shallow-Set Longline Fishery
NOAA Fisheries is amending an experimental fishing permit to investigate the use of bird-deterring lines to increase operational flexibility in the Hawaiʻi swordfish fishery.
Published
2023 U.S. Territorial Longline Bigeye Tuna Catch Limits
Final rule on 2023 limits for longline-caught bigeye tuna in American Samoa, Guam, and the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands.
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