Rule 20 Mar 2025 regulation, business compliance, fisheries, alaska, marine resources, seafood

🎣New Regulations on Pacific Cod Fishing in Gulf of Alaska

NMFS is prohibiting directed fishing for Pacific cod by catcher vessels greater than or equal to 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 Pacific cod total allowable catch (TAC) apportioned to catcher vessels greater than or equal to 50 feet (15.2 m) length overall using HAL gear in the Central Regulatory Area of the GOA.

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Notice 17 Mar 2025 public meeting, regulation, new england, fisheries, noaa, seafood

🐟New England Fishery Management Council Public Meeting Notice

The New England Fishery Management Council (Council, NEFMC) will hold a four-day hybrid meeting with both in-person and remote participation to consider actions affecting New England fisheries in the exclusive economic zone (EEZ).

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Financial Assistance, Compliance, Business Incentives 17 Jan 2025 agriculture, usda, administrative practice and procedure, financial assistance, reporting and recordkeeping requirements, disaster assistance, livestock, bees, dairy products, fruits, seafood, nursery stock

🌾Analysis of Supplemental Agricultural Assistance Programs Regulations

This rule makes discretionary changes to simplify and streamline deadlines for the Emergency Assistance for Livestock, Honeybees, and Farm-Raised Fish Program (ELAP), the Livestock Forage Disaster Program (LFP), and the Livestock Indemnity Program (LIP). It also makes changes to clarify ELAP provisions for assistance for transportation of livestock feed.

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