News + Announcements
Press Release – Nation’s Fishery Management Councils Recommend Ways to Support American Seafood, Improve Coordination with National Marine Fisheries Service (25 September 2020)
HONOLULU (25 September 2020) Leaders of the nation’s eight Regional Fishery Management Councils concluded their second biannual meeting in 2020 yesterday by videoconference. The Council Coordination Committee (CCC) meeting provides the Councils and heads of the NOAA...
FR Notice – List of Fisheries for 2021 (Sept. 21, 2020)
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 – Extension of Emergency Measures To Address Fishery Observer Coverage During the Coronavirus Pandemic (Sept. 21, 2020)
AGENCY: National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), Commerce. ACTION: Temporary rule; emergency action extended. SUMMARY: NMFS extends this temporary rule (also referred to herein as “emergency action”) to provide...
FR Notice – List of Fisheries for 2021 (request for comment due by 10/21/2020) (Sept. 21, 2020)
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...
Press Release – Federal Fishery Managers Agree to Longline Electronic Reporting, Preliminary Hawai’i Grey Snapper Limits (18 September 2020)
HONOLULU (18 September 2020) Yesterday, the Western Pacific Regional Fishery Management Council concluded its 2020 third-quarter meeting with the following recommendations and actions, among others. The Council is mandated by Congress to manage the fisheries offshore...
FR Notice – Sea Turtle Limits in the Hawaii Shallow-Set Longline Fishery (Sept. 17, 2020)
AGENCY: National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), Department of Commerce. ACTION: Final rule. SUMMARY: This final rule revises measures that govern interactions between the Hawaii shallow-set pelagic longline...
Press Release – Council Identifies Priorities for US Pacific Island Fishery Economic Growth, Regulatory Relief (16 September 2020)
HONOLULU (16 September 2020) The Western Pacific Regional Fishery Management Council, meeting virtually this week, recommended actions the Trump Administration could take to promote seafood competitiveness and economic growth and to provide regulatory relief to...
Press Release – Recommendations Advance from Scientists to Federal Fishery Managers on Hawai’i Small Boat, Hawai’i Grey Snapper, Hawai’i and American Samoa Longline Fisheries (11 September 2020)
HONOLULU (11 September 2020) The Western Pacific Regional Fishery Management Council and its Standing Committees will meet virtually by web conference (Webex) Sept. 14-17, 2020, to discuss management of federally regulated fisheries in offshore waters surrounding...
FR Notice – Regional Fishery Management Council Membership; Financial Disclosure and Recusal (Sept. 11, 2020)
AGENCY: National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), Commerce. ACTION: Final rule. SUMMARY: NMFS is taking final action to amend the regulations that address disclosure of financial interests by, and voting recusal...
FR Notice – Interim Measures for American Samoa Bottomfish (Sept. 11, 2020)
AGENCY: National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), Commerce. ACTION: Proposed temporary rule; interim measures; request for comments. SUMMARY: NMFS proposes this temporary rule for an interim catch limit (ICL) of...