Notices and Rules
Framework Adjustment 39 to the Atlantic Sea Scallop Fishery Management Plan
NOAA Fisheries is announcing a public comment period on a proposed rule to set specifications and management measures for the Atlantic Sea Scallop fishery for the 2025 fishing year.
Published
03/18/2025
Amendment 55: Establish a new Scamp and Yellowmouth Grouper complex, with rebuilding plan, catch levels, and management measures; and modify catch
Amendment 55 to the South Atlantic Snapper-Grouper Fishery Management Plan
Published
03/17/2025
Pacific Halibut Catch Sharing Plan and Annual Management Measures - Federal Register Rules and Notices
2020 annual management measures governing the Pacific halibut fishery that have been recommended by the International Pacific Halibut Commission (IPHC) and accepted by the Secretary of State.
- Final Rule: 2025 Annual Management Measures (90 FR 13293, 03/21/2025)
- Final Rule: 2024 Annual Management Measures (89 FR 19275, 03/18/2024)
- Final Rule: 2023 Annual Management Measures (88 FR 14066, 03/07/2023)
- Final Rule: 2022 Annual Management Measures (87 FR 12604, 03/07/2022)
- Final Rule: 2021 Annual Management Measures (86 FR 13475, 03/09/2021)
Effective
03/14/2025
Shelf rockfish inseason adjustment for the Pacific Coast Groundfish Fishery
Inseason action for 2025 commercial groundfish fisheries catching shelf rockfish
Published
03/06/2025
Regulatory Amendment 36 to the Fishery Management Plan for the Snapper Grouper Fishery of the South Atlantic Region
Regulatory Amendment 36 to the Fishery Management Plan for the Snapper Grouper Fishery of the South Atlantic Region
Issued
03/01/2025
Final Rule for 2024-2027 Atlantic Deep-Sea Red Crab Specifications
Final Rule for 2024-2027 Atlantic Deep-Sea Red Crab Specifications
Effective
03/01/2025
Closure: Atlantic Bluefin Tuna General Category (Commercial) Fishery and Angling Category (Recreational) Southern Area Trophy Fishery
Closure of the Atlantic Bluefin Tuna General Category (Commercial) Fishery and Angling Category (Recreational) Southern Area Trophy Fishery on February 28, 2025 at 11:30 pm.
Effective
02/28/2025
NOAA Fisheries Withdraws the Proposed Rule to Implement Provisions of the Illegal, Unreported, and Unregulated Fishing Enformcement Act of 2015 and
NOAA Fisheries Withdraws Proposed Rule to Implement International Fisheries Management Provisions
Effective
01/16/2025
Quota Transfer: Atlantic Bluefin Tuna General Category Fishery
NOAA Fisheries adjusts the Atlantic bluefin tuna General category January through March 2025 subquota by transferring quota from the General category December 2025 time period to the General category January through March 2025 time period.
Issued
01/10/2025
2025 Specifications for the Summer Flounder, Scup, Black Sea Bass, and Bluefish Fisheries
Summer Flounder, Scup, Black Sea Bass, and Bluefish 2025 Specifications
Effective
01/01/2025