Proposed Rule 4 Apr 2025 regulation, fisheries, alaska, noaa, commercial fishing, economic impact, salmon

🐟Proposed Harvest Specifications for Salmon Fishery in Cook Inlet

NMFS proposes 2025 harvest specifications for the salmon fishery of the Cook Inlet exclusive economic zone (EEZ) Area. This action is necessary to establish harvest limits for salmon during the 2025 fishing year and to accomplish the goals and objectives of the Fishery Management Plan for Salmon Fisheries in the EEZ off Alaska (Salmon FMP). The intended effect of this action is to conserve and manage the salmon resources in Cook Inlet EEZ Area in accordance with the Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation and Management Act (Magnuson- Stevens Act).

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Proposed Rule 28 Mar 2025 regulations, small business, fishing, fisheries, west coast, commercial fishing, salmon

🎣Proposed Revisions to West Coast Salmon Fisheries Regulations

NMFS proposes revisions to regulations that implement the Pacific Fishery Management Council's (Council) Pacific Coast Salmon Fishery Management Plan (FMP). This proposed action would remove the rebuilding plans for Queets River natural coho salmon (Queets coho salmon) and Strait of Juan de Fuca natural coho salmon (JDF coho salmon) from regulation, as these stocks have been rebuilt and are no longer required to be managed under a rebuilding plan.

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Rule 27 Mar 2025 commerce, regulation, fisheries, fishing industry, noaa, west coast, salmon

🎣Inseason Modifications for West Coast Salmon Fisheries

NMFS announces two inseason actions for the 2024 portion of the 2024-2025 ocean salmon fisheries. These inseason actions modify the recreational and commercial salmon fisheries in the area from Cape Falcon, OR, to the United States/Mexico border.

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Notice 17 Mar 2025 regulation, fisheries, environmental management, noaa, pacific council, salmon

🐟Pacific Fishery Management Council Public Meeting Announcement

The Pacific Fishery Management Council's (Pacific Council) Ad- Hoc Klamath River Fall Chinook Workgroup (KRWG) will hold a two-day online meeting.

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