🎣Temporary Fishing Restrictions on Pacific Cod in Gulf of Alaska
NMFS is prohibiting directed fishing for Pacific cod by catcher vessels less than 50 feet (15.2 meters (m)) length overall using hook-and-line (HAL) gear in the Central Regulatory Area of the Gulf of Alaska (GOA). This action is necessary to prevent exceeding the A season allowance of the 2025 total allowable catch (TAC) apportioned to catcher vessels less than 50 feet (15.2 m) length overall using HAL gear in the Central Regulatory Area of the GOA.
Learn More🐟NOAA's Greater Atlantic Region Logbook Submission Requirements
The Department of Commerce, in accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (PRA), invites the general public and other Federal agencies to comment on proposed, and continuing information collections, which helps us assess the impact of our information collection requirements and minimize the public's reporting burden. The purpose of this notice is to allow for 60 days of public comment preceding submission of the collection to OMB.
Learn More🐋Makah Tribe Permit Request for Gray Whale Hunt Notice
Notice is hereby given that the Makah Indian Tribe has applied in due form for a permit for a ceremonial and subsistence hunt of eastern North Pacific (ENP) gray whales (Eschrichtius robustus).
Learn More📝NOAA Environmental Compliance Questionnaire for Businesses
The Department of Commerce is seeking public comments on the Environmental Compliance Questionnaire required for NOAA federal funding applicants. The questionnaire ensures compliance with the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) and assesses the environmental impact of proposed activities. This notice allows an additional 30 days for comments, emphasizing the importance of public participation in refining this information collection process.
Learn More🦐NOAA Annual Economic Survey for Gulf & South Atlantic Shrimp Permit Holders
The Department of Commerce, in accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (PRA), invites the general public and other Federal agencies to comment on proposed, and continuing information collections, which helps us assess the impact of our information collection requirements and minimize the public's reporting burden. The purpose of this notice is to allow for 60 days of public comment preceding submission of the collection to OMB.
Learn More🐟NOAA Announces Public Meeting for Pacific Fishery Management Council
The Pacific Fishery Management Council's (Pacific Council) Highly Migratory Species Advisory Subpanel (HMSAS) will hold a webinar, which is open to the public.
Learn More🎣South Atlantic Fishery Management Council Meeting Overview
The South Atlantic Fishery Management Council (Council) will hold a meeting of the Snapper Grouper Advisory Panel (AP) April 2-3, 2025, in Charleston, SC.
Learn More🎣Notice on South Atlantic Red Snapper SEDAR Pre-Data Workshop
The SEDAR 90 assessment process of South Atlantic Red Snapper will consist of a Data Workshop, and a series of assessment webinars, and a Review Workshop. See SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION.
Learn More🎣Final Harvest Specifications for Bering Sea Groundfish 2025-2026
NMFS announces the final 2025 and 2026 harvest specifications, apportionments, and prohibited species catch (PSC) allowances for the groundfish fishery of the Bering Sea and Aleutian Islands management area (BSAI). This action is necessary to establish harvest limits for groundfish during the remainder of the 2025 and the start of the 2026 fishing years and to accomplish the goals and objectives of the Fishery Management Plan for Groundfish of the BSAI (FMP). The intended effect of this action is to conserve and manage the groundfish resources in the BSAI in accordance with the Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation and Management Act (Magnuson-Stevens Act).
Learn More🦈Notice of SEDAR 101 Data Workshop for Fisheries Management
The SEDAR 101 assessment process for HMS sandbar sharks will consist of a Data Workshop, an Assessment Workshop, and a Center for Independent Experts (CIE) desk review. See SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION.
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