Notices and Rules
2024–2026 Hawaiʻi Kona Crab Catch Limits and Accountability Measures
NOAA Fisheries announces catch limits and accountability measures for main Hawaiian Islands Kona crab, from 2024–2026.
Effective
Bycatch Reporting Amendments to Pacific Islands Fishery Ecosystem Plans
NOAA Fisheries announces amendments to the Pacific Islands region fishery ecosystem plans. The amendments ensure these plans clearly describe the bycatch reporting methods used to assess the amount and type of bycatch in the fisheries.
Published
Permits Available for American Samoa Longline Limited Entry
NOAA Fisheries is accepting applications for American Samoa longline limited entry permits.
Published
Northwestern Hawaiian Islands Lobster Harvest Guideline
NOAA Fisheries sets 2024 harvest guideline at zero lobsters for the commercial lobster fishery in the Northwestern Hawaiian Islands.
Published
Tori Line Requirement for Stern-Setting Vessels in Hawaiʻi Deep-Set Longline Fishery
NOAA Fisheries is replacing blue-dyed bait and strategic offal discharge requirements with a new tori line (bird-scaring streamer) requirement. The rule applies to Hawaiʻi longline vessels that stern-set above 23° N latitude.
Effective
2024–2026 Marine Conservation Plan for Guam; Western Pacific Sustainable Fisheries Fund
NOAA Fisheries announces the approval of a 2024–2026 Marine Conservation Plan for Guam.
Published
Catch and Retention Limits for Striped Marlin in Western and Central Pacific North of Equator
Catch and Retention Limits for Striped Marlin in Western and Central Pacific North of Equator
Published
Final Rule Regarding Gold Corals Harvest in the U.S. Pacific Islands
NOAA Fisheries is extending the 5-year moratorium on the harvest of gold corals in the federal waters across the Pacific Islands region.
Effective
Marine Conservation Plan for the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands
NOAA Fisheries announces approval of a Marine Conservation Plan for the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands, valid from effective from August 4, 2023, through August 3, 2026.
Published
2023 U.S. Territorial Longline Bigeye Tuna Catch Limits for the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands
NOAA Fisheries announces a fishing agreement between the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands and the Hawaiʻi Longline Association regarding CNMI’s 2023 longline bigeye tuna catch limits.
Published