Alaska Fisheries Regulations and Notices
Federal Fisheries Regulations
Fisheries Regulations Table of Contents:
46 CFR 356 | 50 CFR 300 | 50 CFR 600 | 50 CFR 679 | 50 CFR 680 | Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation and Management Act | Penalty Schedules | Rules | Marine Mammal Protections | R&R
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- 46 CFR 356: AFA Vessel Owner Citizenship Requirements
- 50 CFR 300: International Fishing Regulations
- Pacific Halibut Fisheries (see 50 CFR 300.60 through 300.66 for commercial, subsistence, and recreational/charter harvest limits and regulations)
- Selected Topics:
- Annual Management Measures
- Recreational (sport) Halibut (sections 25 and 28)
- Subsistence Halibut
- Eligible communities: 300.65(g)(1)
- Eligible Tribes: 300.65(g)(2)
- Prohibitions: 300.66
- Selected Topics:
- Fishery Management Boundaries: Alaska Department of Fish and Game Groundfish Statistical Areas, National Marine Fisheries Service Reporting Areas, and International Pacific Halibut Commission Regulatory Areas (maps)
- Pacific Halibut Fisheries (see 50 CFR 300.60 through 300.66 for commercial, subsistence, and recreational/charter harvest limits and regulations)
- 50 CFR 600: Magnuson-Stevens Act Provisions covering Fishery Management Councils, the National Standards, Confidentiality of Statistics, foreign fishing and other general issues
- 50 CFR 679: Fisheries of the Exclusive Economic Zone Off Alaska:
- 50 CFR 679 Figures
- 50 CFR 679 Tables
- Fishery Management Boundaries: Alaska Department of Fish and Game Groundfish Statistical Areas, National Marine Fisheries Service Reporting Areas, and International Pacific Halibut Commission Regulatory Areas (maps)
- Essential Fish Habitat
Habitat Protection Areas (see Tables 22 - 27) - Groundfish
Harvest Specifications - Seabird Bycatch Reduction
679.24 (e) and 679.42 (b)(2) - Steller Sea Lions
Protection Measures, Critical Habitat and No-Entry Zones and Small Entity Compliance Guide
- 50 CFR 680: Shellfish Fisheries of the EEZ Off Alaska:
- Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation and Management Act
- As amended through January 12, 2007
- As amended through October 11, 1996
- Sustainable Fisheries Act: October 11, 1996. The SFA amended the Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation and Management Act (renamed the Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation and Management Act).
- Penalty Schedules: NOAA Civil Administrative Penalty, Summary Settlement and Fix-It Notice Schedules
Final and Proposed Rules, Proposed Regulatory Amendments and Notices
Regulatory actions and fishery management plan amendments affecting Alaska's groundfish and shellfish fisheries, and/or marine mammals.
Public comments requested on proposed rules, notices and proposed FMP amendments.
- Final Rules
- Proposed Rules
- Proposed FMP Amendments
- Notices
- Status Report: Summary of fishery management plan and regulatory amendments being prepared and/or reviewed by the Alaska Regional Office or by Headquarters' offices. The reports include only those actions on which the North Pacific Fishery Management Council has provided final recommendations.
Marine Mammal Protections and Observer Program Regulations
Recordkeeping and Reporting (R&R)
Reporting manual for all vessel owners, operators or managers as required by 50 CFR 679.5 and 50 CFR 680.- Recordkeeping and Reporting Manual for Groundfish, Shellfish and IFQ/CDQ Fisheries
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