🎣North Pacific Fishery Management Council Public Meeting Notice
The North Pacific Fishery Management Council (Council) Partial Coverage Fishery Monitoring Advisory Committee (PCFMAC) and Fishery Monitoring Advisory Committee (FMAC) will meet jointly on September 10, 2025.
Learn More🐟Notice of Mid-Atlantic Fishery Management Council Public Meeting
The Scientific and Statistical Committee (SSC) of the Mid- Atlantic Fishery Management Council (Council) will hold a meeting.
Learn More🎣New England Fishery Management Council Meeting Notice
The New England Fishery Management Council (Council) is scheduling a hybrid meeting of its On-Demand Fishing Gear Conflict Working Group to consider actions affecting New England fisheries in the exclusive economic zone (EEZ). Recommendations from this group will be brought to the full Council for formal consideration and action, if appropriate.
Learn More🐟New England Fishery Management Council Public Meeting Notice
The New England Fishery Management Council (Council) is holding a public hybrid meeting of its Scientific and Statistical Committee (SSC) to consider actions affecting New England fisheries in the exclusive economic zone (EEZ). Recommendations from this group will be brought to the full Council for formal consideration and action, if appropriate.
Learn More🎣Proposed Rule on Pacific Cod Fishing Opportunities for Small Vessels
NMFS proposes a rule to implement amendment 125 to the Fishery Management Plan for Groundfish of the Bering Sea and Aleutian Islands Management Area (BSAI FMP). Amendment 125 would add a small vessel provision to the current BSAI Pacific cod jig sector in the A season, January 1 to April 30. Under this small vessel provision, catch from catcher vessels (CV) using hook-and-line or pot gear that are less than or equal to 55 feet (ft) (16.8 meters (m)) length overall (LOA) harvesting Pacific cod in the BSAI during the jig gear A season would accrue to the jig sector allocation. This action would provide stability and additional opportunities for some fishery participants and potential new entrants. It also advances the goals and objectives of the Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation and Management Act (Magnuson-Stevens Act), the BSAI FMP, and other applicable laws.
Learn More🎣Western Pacific Fishery Management Council Public Meetings Notice
The Western Pacific Fishery Management Council (Council) will hold a meeting of its Fishery Data Collection and Research Committee (FDCRC) and FDCRC Technical Subcommittee to discuss and make recommendations on fishery management issues in the Western Pacific Region.
Learn More🐟Mid-Atlantic Fishery Council's Public Meeting on Squid Management
The Mid-Atlantic Fishery Management Council's Mackerel, Squid, and Butterfish Monitoring Committee will hold a public meeting.
Learn More🦐Public Hearing on South Atlantic Fishery Management Amendments
The South Atlantic Fishery Management Council (Council) will hold two public hearings pertaining to Joint Amendment 11 to the Fishery Management Plan (FMP) for Coral, Coral Reefs, and Live/Hard Bottom Habitats of the South Atlantic Region and Amendment 12 to the FMP for the Shrimp Fishery of the South Atlantic region. This amendment would establish a Rock Shrimp Fishery Access Area along the eastern edge of the northern extension of the Oculina Bank Habitat Area of Particular Concern.
Learn More🐟Public Meetings on Trawl Catch Share Program Review
The Pacific Fishery Management Council (Pacific Council) will convene three public hearings regarding the trawl catch share program review.
Learn More🎣New Triggerfish Management Regulations Affecting Puerto Rico's Fisheries
NMFS issues this final rule to implement management measures described in Framework Action 3 under the Puerto Rico Fishery Management Plan (FMP) (Framework Action 3). Specifically, this final rule modifies the annual catch limits (ACLs) for the triggerfish stock complex in Federal waters off Puerto Rico. The purpose of this final rule and Framework Action 3 is to update management reference points for the triggerfish stock complex under the Puerto Rico FMP consistent with the most recent stock assessment to prevent overfishing and achieve optimum yield (OY).
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