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Final Rule to Implement Measures to Reduce Bycatch of Seabirds in the Hawaii Pelagic Longline Fishery NOAA (12/19/05)

Haddock Bycatch Cap in the New England Herring Fishery Extended (12/8/05)

Emergency Rule to Extend Bycatch Limits in Pacific Coast Groundfish Fishery (11/01/05)

Final Rule to Implement Amendment 6 to the Fishery Management Plan for the Shrimp Fishery of the South Atlantic Region (12/12/05)

Caribbean - Seasonal Closures and other Measures Adopted to Rebuild Overfished Stocks, Avoid Bycatch and Protect Habitat (10/28/05)

Final Rule for New England Groundfish Implements Framework 40-B (6/01/05)

Final Rule to Implement Amendment 22 to the Fishery Management Plan for the Reef Fish Resources of the Gulf of Mexico (6/02/05)

Emergency Rule to Establish Incidental Haddock Catch Allowance for 2005 Atlantic Herring Fishery (6/13/05)

New Management Measures Take Effect in the Commercial and Recreational Pacific Groundfish Fisheries (5/04/05)

Bycatch Limits and Specifications Established for the 2005 Whiting Fishery (5/03/05)

Final Rule Amending Regulations Establishing Pollock Maximum Retainable Amounts (MRAs) (6/14/04)

Final Rule to Implement Amendment 13 to the Northeast Multispecies Fishery Management Plan (4/27/04)

Final Rule for Amendment 13A to the Fishery Management Plan for the Snapper-Grouper Fishery of the South Atlantic (.PDF) (3/26/04)

Final Rule to Implement Amendment 10 to the Fishery Management Plan for the Shrimp Fishery of the Gulf of Mexico (1/19/04)
For more information, download the PDF document here.

Final Amendment 1 to the Fishery Management Plan for Atlantic Tunas, Swordfish, and Sharks (12/24/03)

Final Rule to Implement Amendment 5 to the South Atlantic Rock Shrimp Fishery Management Plan (1/16/03)

Final Rule to Implement Northeast Skate Fishery Management Plan (FMP) (8/19/03)