News + Announcements
FR Notice – Critical Habitat for the Threatened Indo-Pacific Corals, Extension of Public Comment Period (Feb. 9, 2021)
AGENCY: National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), Commerce. ACTION: Proposed rule; second extension of comment period. SUMMARY: We, NMFS, are extending the public comment period by 30 days for our proposed rule,...
Practicality and Efficacy of Tori Lines to Mitigate Albatross Interactions in the Hawaii Deep-set Longline Fishery
The Hawaii deep-set longline fishery incidentally interacts with seabirds, primarily Laysan (Phoebastria immutabilis) and black-footed (P. nigripes) albatrosses. Following a successful introduction of a suite of seabird mitigation measures in 2001, black-footed...
FR Notice – Experimental Fishing Permit (Feb. 5, 2021)
AGENCY: National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), Commerce. ACTION: Notice; issuance of permit. SUMMARY: NMFS is issuing an experimental fishing permit (EFP) to the Hawaii Longline Association (HLA) to test the...
FR Notice – List of Fisheries for 2021 (Jan. 14, 2021)
AGENCY: National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), Commerce. ACTION: Final rule. SUMMARY: The National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS) publishes its final List of Fisheries (LOF) for 2021, as required by the...
FR Notice – 2021 U.S. Territorial Longline Bigeye Tuna Catch Limits (Jan. 12, 2021)
AGENCY: National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), Commerce. ACTION: Final specifications. SUMMARY: NMFS specifies a 2021 limit of 2,000 metric tons (t) of longline-caught bigeye tuna for each U.S. Pacific...
FR notice – Notice of Initiation of a 5-Year Review of Indo-Pacific Reef-building Corals (Jan. 7, 2021)
AGENCY: National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), Commerce. ACTION: Notice; request for information. SUMMARY: NMFS announces the initiation of a 5-year review for 15 Indo-Pacific reef-building corals (Acropora...
FR Notice – 2021 Commercial Fishing Restrictions for Pacific Bluefin Tuna in the Eastern Pacific Ocean (Jan. 5, 2021)
AGENCY: National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), Commerce. ACTION: Proposed rule; request for comments. SUMMARY: NMFS is proposing regulations under the Tuna Conventions Act of 1950, as amended (TCA), to...
FR Notice – Nominations for the Western and Central Pacific Fisheries Commission Permanent Advisory Committee (Jan. 4, 2021)
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 – Non-Commercial Permit and Reporting Requirements in the Main Hawaiian Islands Bottomfish Fishery (Dec. 22, 2020)
The Department of Commerce will submit the following information collection request to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for review and clearance in accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, on or after the date of publication of this notice. We...
FR Notice – Critical Habitat for the Threatened Indo-Pacific Corals, Public Hearings and Extension of Public Comment Period (Dec. 23, 2020)
AGENCY: National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), Commerce. ACTION: Notice of public hearings, extension of comment period. SUMMARY: We, NMFS, will hold two public hearings related to our proposed rule to...