Notices and Rules
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
Hatchery plans for Chinook, coho, and chum salmon in the Snohomish River basin
Proposed Evaluation/Pending Determination was available for public comment
Published
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
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
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
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
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
2021 Rule to Delay West Coast Groundfish Electronic Monitoring (EM) Program Regulations
Implementation of the EM program delayed until at least January 1, 2024
Published
Amendment 21 to the Pacific Coast Salmon Fishery Management Plan
NMFS approval of Amendment 21 to the Pacific Coast Salmon Fishery Management Plan, to limit ocean salmon fishery impacts on the availability of Chinook salmon as prey for Southern Resident killer whales.
Published
Five Hatchery Programs in the Lake Washington Basin
NOAA Fisheries consideration of approving 5 hatchery plans in the Lake Washington Basin of Washington State
Published