Notices and Rules
Fisheries Off West Coast States: West Coast Salmon Fisheries; 2023 Specifications and Management Measures
Regulations to manage the 2023 ocean season fisheries off the U.S. West Coast.
Effective
05/16/2023
Regulations to Authorize Deep-set Buoy Gear under the Fishery Management Plan for U.S. West Coast Fisheries for Highly Migratory Species (HMS FMP)
Fishery Management Plan final rule to authorize deep-set buoy gear in federal waters off California and Oregon
Published
05/08/2023
2023 Pacific Halibut Recreational Fishery
Final rule for the 2023 Pacific halibut Area 2A (Washington, Oregon, and California) catch sharing plan and annual management measures
Published
04/11/2023
Amendment 20 to the Coastal Pelagic Species Fishery Management Plan
Amendment to the Coastal Pelagic Species Fishery Management Plan to clarify terms used
Published
03/23/2023
International Fisheries; Pacific Tuna Fisheries; 2022-2024 In-Season Action Announcement Procedures for Commercial Pacific Bluefin Tuna in the Eastern
NMFS is issuing regulations to revise in-season action announcement procedures for the commercial fisheries for Pacific bluefin tuna.
Published
01/27/2023
2023 Cost Recovery Fee Notice for the Groundfish Trawl Rationalization Program
2023 cost recovery fee percentages and average mothership cooperative program pricing, Pacific Coast Groundfish Trawl Rationalization Program.
Effective
01/01/2023
Skagit River Steelhead Fishery Joint Resource Management Plan
Availability of a NMFS proposed evaluation of a resource management plan for Skagit River steelhead harvest.
Published
12/23/2022
Amendment 30 to the Pacific Coast Groundfish Fishery Management Plan & 2023-2024 Harvest Specifications and Management Measures
Amendment 30 of the Pacific Coast Groundfish Fishery Management Plan, 2023-2024 harvest specifications
- Temporary rule; emergency action; request for comments (April 1, 2024, 89 FR 22…
- Inseason adjustments to biennial groundfish management measures (April 1, 2024,…
- Inseason trip limits correction final rule (88 FR 90127, December 29, 2023)
- Final rule; corrections to harvest specifications (88 FR 89313, December 27, 20…
- Final rule (88 FR 83354, November 29, 2023); inseason adjustments to biennial g…
Published
12/16/2022
Regulatory Amendment to Increase Pacific Whiting Utilization in the At-Sea Sectors
Rulemaking to address operational flexibility in the Pacific whiting fishery
Published
12/16/2022
Permitting and Management Regulations for Area 2A Pacific Halibut Fisheries
Final rule to create a permitting system for the Pacific halibut commercial and recreational charter halibut fisheries off of Washington, Oregon, and California
Published
12/05/2022