Federal Register Notices
FR Notice: Marine Conservation Plan for Pacific Insular Areas other Than American Samoa, Guam, and the Northern Mariana Islands (May 26, 2023)
AGENCY:National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), Commerce. ACTION:Notice of agency decision. SUMMARY:NMFS announces approval of a Marine Conservation Plan (MCP) for Pacific Insular Areas other than American...
Request for Comments: MSA National Standard 4, 8, and 9 Guidelines (due September 12, 2023)
AGENCY:National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), Commerce. ACTION: Advance notice of proposed rulemaking (ANPR); request for comments. SUMMARY: NMFS is publishing this ANPR to alert the public of potential future...
Request for Comments: 2023 U.S. Territorial Longline Bigeye Tuna Catch Limits (comments due by April 28, 2023)
AGENCY:National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), Commerce. ACTION:Proposed specifications; request for comments. SUMMARY:NMFS proposes a 2023 limit of 2,000 metric tons (t) of longline-caught bigeye tuna for each...
FR Notice – Draft Recovery Plan for the Oceanic Whitetip Shark (Carcharhinus Longimanus) (Jan. 25, 2023)
AGENCY: National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), Department of Commerce. ACTION: Notice of availability of draft recovery plan; request for comments. SUMMARY: We, the National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS),...
FR Notice – Nominations for the Western and Central Pacific Fisheries Commission Permanent Advisory Committee (Jan. 9, 2023)
AGENCY: National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), Commerce. ACTION: Notice of request for nominations. SUMMARY: NMFS, on behalf of the Secretary of Commerce, is seeking nominations for the advisory committee...
FR Notice- 2022 U.S. Territorial Longline Bigeye Tuna Catch Limits for the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands (Dec. 7, 2022)
AGENCY:National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), Commerce. ACTION:Announcement of a valid specified fishing agreement. SUMMARY:NMFS announces a valid specified fishing agreement that allocates up to 1,500 metric...
FR Notice- 2022-2025 Annual Catch Limits and Accountability Measures for Main Hawaiian Islands Deepwater Shrimp and Precious Coral Fisheries (Dec. 5, 2022)
AGENCY:National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), Commerce. ACTION:Proposed rule; request for comments. SUMMARY:NMFS proposes to implement annual catch limits (ACL) and accountability measures (AM) for main...
FR Notice- Fishing Restrictions in Purse Seine Fisheries and 2022 Longline Bigeye Tuna Catch Limit (Sept. 12, 2022)
AGENCY: National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), Commerce. ACTION: Proposed rule; request for comments. SUMMARY: This proposed rule would modify existing limits on fishing effort by U.S. purse seine vessels in...
FR Notice – List of Fisheries for 2023 (Sept. 9, 2022)
AGENCY: National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), Commerce. ACTION: Proposed rule, request for comment. SUMMARY: The National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS) publishes its proposed List of Fisheries (LOF) for...
FR Notice: 2022 U.S. Territorial Longline Bigeye Tuna Catch Limits for American Samoa (Aug. 29, 2022)
AGENCY: National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), Commerce. ACTION: Announcement of a valid specified fishing agreement. SUMMARY: NMFS announces a valid specified fishing agreement that allocates up to 1,500...