Notices and Rules
Magnuson-Stevens Act Provisions; Fisheries Off West Coast States; Pacific Coast Groundfish Fishery; Seabird Bycatch Avoidance Measures
Final rule describing requirements for seabird bycatch avoidance measures for commercial groundfish bottom longline vessels.
Published
12/11/2019
2019-2020 and 2020-2021 Biennial Harvest Specifications for Pacific Mackerel
Pacific mackerel harvest specifications for the fishing seasons 2019-2020 and 2020-2021. Catch levels, an overfishing limit, allowable biological catch, and an annual catch limit.
Published
12/02/2019
Amendment 28 to the Pacific Coast Groundfish Fishery Management Plan
NOAA Fisheries publishes a final rule on November 19, 2019 (84 FR 63966) implementing changes to area closures for commercial vessels fishing in federal waters off Washington, Oregon, and California, effective January 1, 2020.
Published
11/19/2019
Inseason Adjustments to Pacific Coast Groundfish Commercial Fisheries
This final rule announces routine inseason adjustments to management measures in commercial groundfish fisheries. This action is intended to allow commercial fishing vessels to access more abundant groundfish stocks while protecting overfished and deplete
Effective
10/21/2019
Regulatory Revisions to Vessel Movement, Monitoring, and Declaration Management for the Pacific Coast Groundfish Fishery
NOAA Fisheries proposes revisions to reporting and monitoring provisions for vessels participating in the Pacific Coast groundfish fishery.
Published
10/10/2019
Fisheries off West Coast States; Pacific Coast Groundfish Fishery; Electronic Monitoring Program
NOAA Fisheries has issued a final rule that makes electronic monitoring (EM) an option for midwater trawl vessels in the Pacific whiting fishery and fixed gear vessels in the Individual Fishing Quota (IFQ) fishery beginning in 2021 (but delayed)
Effective
07/29/2019
Pacific Coast Groundfish Trawl Logbook
This interim final rule creates a Federal requirement for vessels using trawl gear in the Pacific Coast Groundfish fishery to complete and submit the trawl logbook form.
Effective
07/05/2019
Final Rule for 2019 Pacific Whiting Harvest Specifications Tribal Allocation and Reapportionment Provision
2019 Pacific Whiting Harvest Specifications Tribal Allocation and Reapportionment Provision
Effective
05/10/2019
Management Measures for the 2019 Ocean Salmon Fisheries off Washington, Oregon and California
Fisheries Off West Coast States; West Coast Salmon Fisheries; 2019 Management Measures
Effective
05/06/2019
Proposed Rule for 2019 Pacific Whiting Harvest Specifications Tribal Allocation and Reapportionment Provision
NMFS issues this proposed rule for the 2019 Pacific whiting fishery under the authority of the Pacific Coast Groundfish Fishery Management Plan, the Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation and Management Act, and the Pacific Whiting Act of 2006. This propos
Published
03/15/2019