Fisheries Management Policy Directives

01-101 Fishery Management Actions (PDF, 2 pages)

• 01-101-01 Procedures for Initiating Secretarial Review of Fisheries Management Plans and Amendments (PDF, 13 pages)
• 01-101-03 Operational Guidelines for the MSA Process (PDF, 65 pages)
• 01-101-06 Communication of Regional Fishery Management Council Meeting Actions (PDF, 6 pages)
• 01-101-07 Policy Guidelines for the Use of Emergency Rules (PDF, 5 pages)
• 01-101-08 Procedures on Public Comments on Fishery Management Plans (PDF, 3 pages)
• 01-101-09 Procedures to Determine Stock Status and Rebuilding Progress (PDF, 21 pages)
• 01-101-10 NOAA Fisheries Framework for Determining that Stock Status Determinations and Catch Specifications are Based on the Best Scientific Information Available (PDF, 12 pages) 
• 01-101-11 Procedural Guidance for Changing Assessed Stock Status from Known to Unknown (PDF, 21 pages)
• 01-101-12 Guidance on Council Authority for Preparing Fishery Management Plans for Stocks that may Extend Across the Geographic Areas of more than One Council, Pursuant to MSA §304(f) (PDF, 15 pages)

01-105 Timely Allocation of Interjurisdictional Fisheries Act Funding (PDF, 5 pages)

01-106 National Bycatch Reduction Strategy (PDF, 10 pages)

01-111 Policy on Regulatory Flexibility Act and Regulatory Impact Review Process (PDF, 3 pages)

• 01-111-02 Guidance for Social Impact Assessment (PDF, 39 pages)
• 01-111-03 Procedures for Periodic Review of Significant Rules Under Section 610 of the Regulatory Flexibility Act (PDF, 4 pages)
• 01-111-04 Regulatory Analysis (PDF, 3 pages)
• 01-111-05 Guidelines for Economic Review of National Marine Fisheries Service Regulatory Actions (PDF, 53 pages)

01-115 Fishery Management Council Statements of Organization, practices and procedures (PDF, 2 pages)

• 01-115-01 Approval of Council Statement of Organization, Practices and Procedures (PDF, 20 pages)

01-116 Fishery Management Council Financial Disclosures (PDF, 5 pages)

• 01-116-01 Procedures for Review of Fishery Management Council Financial Disclosures and Recusal Determinations (PDF, 11 pages)

01-117 Integration of Endangered Species Act Section 7 with Magnuson-Stevens Act Process (PDF, 12 pages)

01-118 National Saltwater Recreational Fisheries Policy (PDF, 6 pages)

01-119 Fisheries Allocation Review Policy (PDF, 5 pages)

• 01-119-01 Criteria for Initiating Fisheries Allocation Reviews. Council Coordinating Committee Allocation Workgroup Guidance Document (PDF, 15 pages)
• 01-119-02 Recommended Practices and Factors to Consider When Reviewing and Making Allocation Decisions (PDF, 13 pages)

01-120 Ecosystem-Based Fisheries Management Policy (PDF, 11 pages)

• 01-120-01 Ecosystem-Based Fisheries Management Road Map (PDF, 54 pages)

01-121 Catch Share Policy (PDF, 26 pages)

• 01-121-01 Guidance for Conducting Review of Catch Share Programs (PDF, 18 pages)

01-122 Disaster Assistance under Magnuson-Stevens Act 312(a) and Interjurisdictional Fisheries Act 308(b) and 308(d) (PDF, 11 pages)

01-123 Policy on Regulatory Process (PDF, 2 pages)

• 01-123-01 Procedures for Complying with Executive Orders 12866 and 13771 (PDF, 5 pages)

01-124 Federal Noncompliance Review Process under the Atlantic Coastal Act (PDF, 2 pages)

• 01-124-01 Procedures for the Atlantic Coastal Fisheries Cooperative Management Act Federal Noncompliance Review Process (PDF, 7 pages)

30-122 Private Sector Certification of Fisheries (PDF, 3 pages)