01/05/12
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- NMFS announces inseason
adjustments to groundfish fishery management measures in the
commercial and recreational fisheries, beginning on January
1, 2012. These changes are described in more detail in the
Public Notice.
You can also access this Public Notice on our website at:www.nwr.noaa.gov.
12/19/11
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- NMFS announces publication
of a Secretarial Amendment affecting the Pacific coast
groundfish fishery off Washington, Oregon, and California.
For additional details concerning lingcod area management in
the IFQ fishery and for 2012 primary sablefish tier limits,
see the
Public
Notice.
12/19/11
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12/14/11
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- The Pacific Fishery
Management Council’s (Council) Ad Hoc Groundfish Essential
Fish Habitat Review Committee (EFHRC) will hold a work
session January 17 - 18, 2012; which is open to the
public. View the
EFHRC meeting notice.
12/14/11
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12/08/11
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- On Dec 7, 2011, NMFS
published a
Federal Register notice announcing the availability
of 5-year reviews
(hyperlink to the reports) for 4 Distinct Population
Segments of ESA-listed steelhead in California.
12/07/11
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- December 6, 2011 - NOAA
Releases Regional Saltwater Recreational Fishing Plans:
NOAA today released the first
regional saltwater recreational fishing action plans
designed to help improve fishing opportunities and address
recreational fishing priorities in each of the nation’s six
coastal regions and for the angling community that fishes
for tunas and other highly migratory species.
12/06/11
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- The Pacific Fishery
Management Council’s (Council) Highly Migratory Species
Management Team (HMSMT) will hold a work session January
10 - 12, 2012, which is
open to the public. Visit the Council's website to view the
HMSMT Meeting Notice.
12/02/11
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12/01/11
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- NMFS is issuing regulations
under the Tuna Conventions Act of 1950, as amended, to
implement decisions of the Inter-American Tropical Tuna
Commission (IATTC). At its 82nd Meeting in July 2011, the
IATTC adopted a number of resolutions, some of which require
rulemaking to implement domestically in the United States.
This rule implements three of these decisions: the
Resolution on Tuna Conservation 2011-2013 (C-11-01); the
Resolution Prohibiting Fishing on Data Buoys (C-11-03); and
the Resolution Prohibiting the Retention of Oceanic Whitetip
Sharks (C-11-10). This action is necessary for the United
States to satisfy its obligations as a member of the IATTC.
11/04/11
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11/03/11
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- Black Abalone Critical
Habitat Rule - The rule designates critical habitat for
black abalone within five segments of the California coast
between the Del Mar Landing Ecological Reserve to the Palos
Verdes Peninsula, as well as on the Farallon Islands, Año
Nuevo Island, San Miguel Island, Santa Rosa Island, Santa
Cruz Island, Anacapa Island, Santa Barbara Island, and Santa
Catalina Island. This designation includes rocky intertidal
and subtidal habitats from the mean higher high water (MHHW)
line to a depth of -6 meters (relative to the mean lower low
water (MLLW) line), as well as the coastal marine waters
above the rocky bottom in these areas. The rule
took
effect on November 28, 2011.
10/28/11
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