NOAA Fisheries Withdraws the Proposed Rule to Implement Provisions of the Illegal, Unreported, and Unregulated Fishing Enformcement Act of 2015 and the Ensuring Access to Pacific Fisheries Act

On January 15, 2025, NOAA Fisheries formally withdrew its proposed rule to implement provisions of the Illegal, Unreported, and Unregulated Fishing Enforcement Act of 2015 and the Ensuring Access to Pacific Fisheries Act, which was published in the Federal Register on July 8, 2022. This proposed rule would have implemented certain provisions of the two acts and made a number of modifications to the regulations that implement the High Seas Driftnet Fishing Moratorium Protection Act (Moratorium Protection Act).