Notices and Rules
Fisheries Off West Coast States: West Coast Salmon Fisheries; 2022 Management Measures
NMFS establishes fishery management measures for the 2022 ocean salmon fisheries off Washington, Oregon, and California, and the 2023 salmon seasons opening earlier than May 16, 2023.
Published
05/16/2022
Federal Salmon Regulations for Overfished Species Rebuilding Plans
Regulations to remove a rebuilding plan for Sacramento River fall-run Chinook salmon.
Published
04/29/2022
Western Oregon State Forests Habitat Conservation Plan
Notice of Intent To Prepare an Environmental Impact Statement for the Western Oregon State Forest Habitat Conservation Plan
Published
03/18/2022
2022 Pacific Halibut Catch Sharing Plan
NMFS approves changes in 2022 to the Pacific Halibut Catch Sharing Plan for the International Pacific Halibut Commission’s regulatory Area 2A off of Washington, Oregon, and California.
- Temporary rule; inseason adjustment; request for comments (87 FR 41259, July 12…
- Temporary rule; inseason adjustment; request for comments (87 FR 35901, June 14…
- Final Rule for Area 2A Management (87 FR 19007, April 1, 2022)
- Final rule for IPHC 2022 Annual Management Measures (87 FR 12604, March 7, 2022)
- Proposed Rule (87 FR 9021, February 17, 2022)
Published
03/07/2022
Hatchery plans for Chinook, coho, and chum salmon in the Snohomish River basin
Proposed Evaluation/Pending Determination was available for public comment
Published
03/03/2022
2022 Cost Recovery Fee Notice for the Groundfish Trawl Rationalization Program
2022 cost recovery fee percentages and average mothership cooperative program pricing, Pacific Coast Groundfish Trawl Rationalization Program.
Effective
01/01/2022
Emergency Action to Temporarily Reopen the 2021 Sablefish Primary Fishery for Vessels Using Pot Gear
Temporarily reopen the 2021 Limited Entry Fixed Gear sablefish primary fishery to vessels using pot/trap gear North of 36° North latitude until December 31, 2021.
Effective
11/30/2021
2021-2022 and 2022-2023 Specifications for Pacific Mackerel
For more information, contact Taylor Debevec, West Coast Region, NMFS, (562) 619-2052, Taylor.Debevec@noaa.gov
Published
11/19/2021
Emergency Action to Temporarily Extend the 2021 Sablefish Primary Fishery
Provide operational flexibility for vessels in the sablefish primary fishery to fully harvest their catch limits despite high economic uncertainty in 2021
Effective
10/29/2021
Emergency Action to Temporarily Remove Seasonal Processing Limitations for Pacific Whiting Motherships and Catcher-Processors
Emergency Rule, effective October 25, 2021, to temporarily allow at-sea Pacific whiting processing vessels to operate as both a mothership (MS) and a catcher-processor (C/P) during the 2021 Pacific whiting fishery.
Published
10/25/2021