Breaking News
If you do not find a notice or the information you are looking for, please visit the species-specific webpages (Sharks, Tunas, Swordfish, Billfish), the Atlantic HMS News Archives or the Federal Register Notices Archives or call 301 713-2347.
NOVEMBER 2009
Atlantic Swordfish Landings Update as of 9-30-09 November 12, 2009. For previous landings updates please visit the Swordfish page
Atlantic Bluefin Tuna Landings Update as of 10-31-09 November 12, 2009. For previous landings updates please visit the Tunas page
NMFS Proposes Adjustments to Atlantic Bluefin Tuna General and Harpoon Category Regulations, Federal Register Notice, Draft Environmental Assessment November 4, 2009
OCTOBER 2009
NMFS Requests Applicants for the 2010 Shark Research Fishery, 2010 Shark Research Fishery Application, Federal Register Notice October 30, 2009
NMFS announces the availability of the 2010 Proposed Atlantic Shark Specifications, Proposed Rule, Draft Environmental Assessment, Presentation for Hearings October 28, 2009
Atlantic Bluefin Tuna Landings Update as of 9-30-09 October 28, 2009. For previous landings updates please visit the Tunas page
2009 Highly Migratory Species Advisory Panel Solicitation for New Member Nominations, Federal Register Notice October 27, 2009
Assistant Secretary of the Interior Tom Strickland Announces Species Proposals (sharks), other Submissions for Upcoming CITES Meeting in Doha, Qatar October 19, 2009
Assistant Secretary Strickland Announces Support for Listing Atlantic Bluefin Tuna on International Trade Endangered Species List October 19, 2009
NMFS Announces Application of Incidental Retention Limits for Blufin Tuna in the Northeast Distant Gear Restricted Area, Federal Register Notice October 15, 2009
NMFS Reminds Atlantic Tunas Dealer Permit Holders to Comply with Mandatory Atlantic Bluefin Tuna Landings Reporting Requirements October 8, 2009
Atlantic Swordfish Landings Update as of 8-31-09 October 8, 2009. For previous landings updates please visit the Swordfish page
Shark Landings Update as of 9-15-09 October 7, 2009. For previous landings updates please visit the Sharks page
SEPTEMBER 2009
Atlantic Bluefin Tuna Landings Update as of 8-31-09 September 17, 2009. For previous landings updates please visit the Tunas page
Atlantic Swordfish Landings Update as of 7-31-09 September 14, 2009. For previous landings updates please visit the Swordfish page
NMFS Announces Workshops on Protected Species Release, Disentanglement, and Identification and Atlantic Shark Identification in October, November, and December 2009, Federal Register Notice September 10 , 2009
NMFS revises definitions for certain regulatory terms, and procedural and technical changes to the regulations addressing scientific research activities, exempted fishing, and exempted educational activities. Federal Register Notice, September 2, 2009
NMFS Announces an Administrative Change to the Issuance of Atlantic Tunas Longline Permits September 1, 2009
Shark Landings Update as of 8-15-09 September 1, 2009. For previous landings updates please visit the Sharks page
AUGUST 2009
Atlantic Bluefin Tuna Retention Limit Adjustment for Sept.-Dec. 2009, Federal Register Notice August 28, 2009
Atlantic Bluefin Tuna Landings Update as of 7-31-09 August 18, 2009. For previous landings updates please visit the Tunas page
Atlantic Swordfish Landings Update as of 6-30-09 August 10, 2009. For previous landings updates please visit the Swordfish page
NMFS Announces Atlantic Highly Migratory Species Advisory Panel Meeting September 9-11, 2009, Federal Register Notice, Draft Agenda August 5, 2009
NMFS Announces Proposed Rule to Adjust the 2009 North and South Atlantic Swordfish Quotas, Perform Administrative Regulatory Clarifications and Modifications, and Modify and Implement Time/Area Closures, Federal Register Notice, Draft Environmental Assessment August 5, 2009
JULY 2009
NMFS announces the availability of Draft Amendment 3 to the 2006 Consolidated Highly Migratory Species Fishery Management Plan, Federal Register Notice, Amendment 3 Webpage July 24, 2009
Shark Landings Update as of 6-30-09 July 21, 2009. For previous landings updates please visit the Sharks page
Atlantic Bluefin Tuna Landings Update as of 6-30-09 July 15, 2009. For previous landings updates please visit the Tunas page
NMFS Introduces a New Way to Create and Submit Export Bluefin Tuna Catch Document Forms July 13, 2009
The United States Fish and Wildlife Service and NOAA's Fisheries Service announce proposed resolutions, decisions, and agenda items that the United States is considering submitting at the fifteenth meeting of the Conference of the Parties to the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species (CITES) in March 2010. Please contact NOAA Fisheries' Office of International Affairs for further information at 301-713-2276. July 13, 2009 Federal Register Notice
Atlantic Swordfish Landings Update as of 5-31-09 July 9, 2009. For previous landings updates please visit the Swordfish page
OTHER NEWS
NMFS announces a final rule for the pelagic longline take reduction plan for marine mammals. For more information please contact Erin Fougeres of the Office of Protected Resources at 727-824-5312. May 19, 2009
NMFS Office of International Affairs has issued an advance notice of proposed rulemaking to announce that it is revising procedures to file import and export documentation for certain fishery products to meet requirements of the SAFE Port Act of 2006, the Magnuson–Stevens Fishery Conservation and Management Act, and other applicable statutes. For further information please contact Christopher Rogers at 301–713–9090. Federal Register Notice May 11, 2009
NMFS Announces Decision to Extend Exempted Fishing Permit to Conduct Pelagic Longline Research in the East Florida Coast and Charleston Bump Areas February 26, 2009
NMFS Announces the Availability of the Final Scoping Summary for Amendment 4 to the Consolidated HMS FMP, Scoping Summary Document January 15, 2009
NMFS Office of International Affairs announces receipt of a petition to ban swordfish imports from countries with commercial fishing technology that results in incidental mortality or serious injury of marine mammals in excess of U.S. standards. Federal Register notice and Petition. For further information, please contact Lekelia Jenkins at 301-713-9090 x131. Dec. 15, 2008
If you do not find a notice or the information you are looking for, please visit the Atlantic HMS News Archives or the Federal Register Archives or call 301 713-2347
