NOAA Fisheries to Start Mandatory Cost-Earnings Reporting in HMS Fishery

Short Summary of Commercial Fishing Regulations

Recreational Bag Limits and Minimum Size Limits

2002 Guide for Complying with the HMS Regulations

Emergency Rules:

NMFS publishes an Emergency Rule Changing Commercial Shark Management Measures Including Quota Levels

2002 First Semiannual Shark Fishing Season Emergency Rule - NOAA Fisheries Extends Shark Emergency Rule and Announces dates for Second Semi-Annual Commercial Shark Fishery>>expires 12/30/2002

Proposed Rules:

Proposed Rule for Recreational Marlin Limit

Proposed Rule for Draft Amendment 1 to the Fishery Managment Plan for Atlantic Tuna, Swordfish, and Sharks

Proposed Rule to implement Atlantic Swordfish Quotas according to ICCAT's 2002 recommendations

Public Hearings on proposed regulations of Atlantic Bluefin Tuna And Emergency Regulations in the Atlantic Shark Fisheries >>> Related Documents

Proposed Rule to Reduce Discards and Modify Target Catch Requirements for Pelagic Longline Vessels Retaining Incidental Catch of Atlantic Bluefin Tuna

Proposed Rule to Amend Exempted Fishery Permit Procedures >>> Comments will be accepted through January 6, 2003

Proposed Rule regarding Initial Atlantic Bluefin Tuna Quotas and General Category Effort Controls for 2002 Fishing Year >>> comments were accepted through July 24, 2002. >>> Related Documents

Proposed Rule to implement measures in the June 2001 Biological Opinion. >>>Comments were accepted through May 20, 2002

Proposed Rule to Increase Monitoring of Recreational Atlantic Billfish and Swordfish Fisheries - comments were accepted through 2/19/2002.

Proposed Rule: Trade Monitoring - comments were accepted through 12/31/2001.

Final Rules:

Vessel Monitoring System Required for Pelagic Longline Vessels Effective September 1, 2003

Final Rule for Monitoring of Recreational Atlantic Billfish and Swordfish Fisheries

Final Rule regarding Charter/headboat and Recreational Fishing Permits >>>Comments were accepted through May 23, 2002. >>>Related Documents

Final Rule to implement the recommendations from the ICCAT meeting of 2000

Final Rule to implement measures in the June 2001 Biological Opinion. >>Related Documents

Final Rule:  Atlantic Highly Migratory Species (HMS) Fisheries; Fishery Management Plan (FMP), Plan Amendment, and Consolidation of Regulations, also available in pdf format >>> FMPs and Compliance Guide ; Technical Amendment (July 13, 1999)

Final Rule:  NMFS issues final regulations to prohibit pelagic longline fishing in DeSoto Canyon, FL East Coast, Charleston Bump. Also prohibit use of live bait in the Gulf of Mexico.
--pdf format >>Also see FSEIS and Bycatch

Final Rule for Shark Finning Prohibition Act >>>Related Documents

Interim Final Rule, March 12, 2001, New Gear Requirements for Pelagic Longline Vessels (line clippers and dipnets, revised definition of PLL gear, decrease in observer coverage for shark gillnet gear). Effective April 10, 2001.>>> Related Documents

For Highly Migratory Species regulations not found here, go to http://www.access.gpo.gov/nara/cfr/cfrhtml_00/Title_50/50cfrv3_00.html
and choose 50 CFR 635.

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