Fisheries Management Info

Notice of Decision for Amendment 24 to the Pacific Coast Salmon Fishery Management plan

Amendment to clarify how models are reviewed to determine Chinook salmon abundance thresholds related to Southern Resident killer whales

February 27, 2024 -

West Coast

NOAA Fisheries Announces the 2024 Recreational Fishing Season for Golden Tilefish in the South Atlantic Region

FB24-012: South Atlantic Fishery Bulletin: For more information, contact: Karla Gore: 727-551-5753; Karla.Gore@noaa.gov

February 23, 2024 -

Southeast

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

Request for Comments: Proposed Rule for a Framework Action to Update Private Angling Red Snapper Calibrations and Gray Snapper Catch Limits in the Gulf of Mexico

FB24-004: Gulf of Mexico Fishery Bulletin. For more information, contact: Daniel Luers: Daniel.Luers@noaa.gov; (727) 824-5305.

January 17, 2024 -

Southeast

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