May 2013
NMFS Announces a Proposed Rule to Implement the Provisions of the Shark Conservation Act of 2010, Federal Register Notice May 2, 2013
April 2013
NMFS Will Host a Public Conference Call to Discuss Updating the Atlantic HMS Recreational Fishing Action Agenda, Federal Register Notice April 30, 2013
Atlantic Swordfish Landings Update Through April 13, 2013 April 26, 2013. For previous landings updates please visit the Swordfish page
90-day Finding on Petitions to List the Great Hammerhead Shark as Threatened or Endangered Under the Endangered Species Act, Federal Register Notice April 25, 2013
Atlantic Shark Landings Update as of 04-24-13 April 24, 2013. For previous landings updates please visit the Sharks page
NMFS Announces Notice of Intent to Prepare an Environmental Impact Statement and Associated Rulemaking for Dusky Shark Management Measures, Federal Register Notice April 24, 2013
NMFS Announces the Availability of Final Amendment 5a to the 2006 Consolidated Highly Migratory Species Fishery Management Plan for Management of Atlantic Sharks, Final Environmental Impact Statement April 18, 2013
NMFS Announces Proposed 2013 Atlantic Bluefin Tuna Quotas, Federal Register Notice, Draft Supplemental Environmental Assessment, Public Hearing Presentation April 10, 2013
NOAA Fisheries Announces the Availability of the Advance Notice of Proposed Rulemaking to Implement the 2012 Billfish Conservation Act April 4, 2013
NOAA Fisheries Service Seeks Comments on Proposal to List Scalloped Hammerhead Sharks Under Endangered Species Act April 4, 2013
Atlantic Bluefin Tuna Angling Category Daily Retention Limit Adjustment; Southern Trophy Fishery Closure, Federal Register Notice April 1, 2013
Atlantic Bluefin Tuna Landings Update as of 02-28-13 April 1, 2013. For previous landings updates please visit the Tunas page
March 2013
NMFS Announces Additional Public Hearings and Comment Period Extension for Draft Amendment 8 (Swordfish Management Measures), Federal Register Notice March 22, 2013
Complete 2012 Shark Landings Update and Preliminary 2013 Shark Landings Update March 21, 2013
Complete 2012 Fishing Year Bluefin Tuna Landings Summary March 19, 2013. For previous landings updates please visit the Tunas page
Atlantic Billfish Recreational Landings Update Through December 31, 2012 March 19, 2013
NMFS Announces Workshops on Protected Species Release, Disentanglement, and Identification and Atlantic Shark Identification in April, May, and June 2013, Federal Register Notice March 12, 2013
Visual identification guide of fins from common elasmobranchs in the Northwest Atlantic Ocean March 8, 2013
Atlantic Bluefin Tuna Landings Update as of 01-31-13 March 8, 2013. For previous landings updates please visit the Tunas page
NMFS Announces a Public Meeting for Selected Participants of the 2013 Shark Research Fishery, Federal Register Notice, Public Meeting Transcript March 8, 2013
NMFS Announces the Availability of Public Comments Received on Issuance of EFPs and Related Permits for Atlantic HMS in 2013, Federal Register Notice, Comments Received March 1, 2013
February 2013
NMFS Announces a Proposed Rule to Adjust the 2013 North and South Atlantic Swordfish Quotas, Federal Register Notice February 25, 2013
NMFS Announces the Availability of Draft Amendment 8 to the 2006 Consolidated Highly Migratory Species Fishery Management Plan for Management of Atlantic Swordfish, Federal Register Notice, Draft Environmental Assessment, Public Hearing Presentation February 22, 2013
NMFS to Reconsider Dusky Shark Measures Proposed in Draft Amendment 5 to the Consolidated Highly Migratory Species Fishery Management Plan February 20, 2013
Atlantic Bluefin Tuna General Category Fishery Closing Friday, February 15, 2013, Federal Register Notice February 14, 2013
Atlantic Swordfish Landings Update Through December 31, 2012 February 4, 2013. For previous landings updates please visit the Swordfish page
Other News
NMFS Reminds Fishermen of New VMS Requirements in Atlantic HMS Fisheries Effective January 1, 2013 December 13, 2012
Article: North Atlantic Swordfish - a Sustainable Seafood Choice November 8, 2012
NMFS Announces a Final Rule Regarding the Trade of Atlantic Highly Migratory Species, Federal Register Notice August 29, 2012
NMFS Announces a Proposed Rule Regarding the Trade of Highly Migratory Species, Federal Register Notice June 26, 2012
Reminder - Restriction on Harpoon Use on HMS Charter/Headboats and Permit Requirements for Taking Paying Passengers May 15, 2012
NMFS Announces a Final Rule to Require New Vessel Monitoring System (VMS) Units and Establish Additional Requirements in Atlantic Highly Migratory Species Fisheries, Federal Register Notice, Approved Units FR Notice, Compliance Guide (Revised Feb. 7, 2012), Final Regulatory Impact Review and Regulatory Felxibility Analysis December 2, 2011
NMFS Notifies International Trade Permit Holders to Take Care if Importing Bluefin Tuna Products Harvested by Libya, Federal Register Notice July 1, 2011
NMFS Launches Android App to Encourage the Live Release of North Atlantic Shortfin Mako Sharks, Release Mako App Webpage June 30, 2011
NMFS Encourages the Live Release of North Atlantic Shortfin Mako Sharks and Announces a new Shortfin Mako Shark Interactive Web Map, Shortfin Mako Shark Live Release Webpage, NOAA Press Release, Voices from the Waterfront Interview May 25, 2011
National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS) Announces that Reimbursement Funds Are Available for Enhanced Mobile Transmitting Unit (E-MTU) Vessel Monitoring Systems (VMS) in Atlantic Highly Migratory Species (HMS) Fisheries April 1, 2011
NOAA Announces 90-Day Finding on a Petition to List Atlantic Bluefin Tuna as Threatened or Endangered under the Endangered Species Act, September 16, 2010
International Symposium on Circle Hooks in Research, Management and Conservation May 4-6, 2011, August 2, 2010
Final Rule for Amendment 3 to the Consolidated Highly Migratory Species Fishery Management Plan, Federal Register Notice June 1, 2010
New Jersey Non-compliance Shark Moratorium April 27, 2010
NMFS Announces the release of the Final Environmental Impact Statement for Amendment 3 to the Consolidated Atlantic HMS FMP March 11, 2010
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
Pelagic Observer Program Data Summary, Gulf of Mexico Tuna (Thunnus thynnus) Spawning Season 2007 and 2008; and Analysis of Observer Coverage Levels, April 28, 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
