Fisheries Management Info

Draft Environmental Impact Statement for Exempted Fishing Permits for Testing Fishing Practices to Target Swordfish and Other Marketable Highly Migratory Species (HMS) in Federal Waters off the United States’ West Coast

Availability of a Draft Environmental Impact Statement for public review and comment

February 09, 2024 -

West Coast

Federal Lobster Permit Holders: Lobster Trap Tag Ordering Instructions

If you intend to fish for lobsters in federal waters with trap gear during the 2024 fishing year, you must renew your federal lobster permit and order lobster trap tags. You are encouraged to renew your Federal permit and apply for trap tags as soon as possible so that your tags can be authorized, manufactured, and mailed ahead of planned fishing activity.

February 08, 2024 -

New England/Mid-Atlantic

Reapportionment of Tribal Pacific Whiting Allocation for 2023

Reapportioning of 45,000 mt of Pacific whiting from the tribal allocation to the non-tribal commercial Pacific whiting fishery, effective September 28, 2023

January 09, 2024 -

West Coast

NOAA Fisheries Announces Final 2024 and Projected 2025 Specifications for the Atlantic Bluefish Fishery

Effective January 1, 2024

December 29, 2023 -

New England/Mid-Atlantic

IPHC Regulatory Area 2A Pacific Halibut Permit Application Period 2024

Opening of Pacific halibut Area 2A permits application period

December 15, 2023 -

West Coast

NOAA Fisheries announces overfished determination for quillback rockfish off California

Quillback rockfish off California declared overfished

December 14, 2023 -

West Coast

2024 Cost Recovery Fee Notice for the Pacific Coast Groundfish Fishery

Fee percentages and Mothership (MS) pricing to be used when paying 2024 cost recovery fees

December 13, 2023 -

West Coast

Proposed Rule for 2024-2027 Atlantic Deep-Sea Red Crab Specifications

NOAA Fisheries Proposes 2024-2027 Atlantic Deep-Sea Red Crab Quotas

December 01, 2023 -

New England/Mid-Atlantic

2024 West Coast Region Electronic Monitoring Program: Updates and Reminders

Reminders and updates for the upcoming West Coast Region groundfish electronic monitoring (EM) program

November 30, 2023 -

West Coast

Notice of Availability for Amendment 24 to the Pacific Coast Salmon Fishery Management Plan

Pacific Coast Salmon Amendment 24 to clarify process for reviewing model updates involving Chinook salmon harvest and impacts on Southern Resident killer whales

November 25, 2023 -

West Coast

Bulletins