Alaska Fisheries Regulations and Notices
Federal Fisheries Regulations
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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
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
Regulations Order Form: Request a CD or paper copy of the CFR 679 and 680 regulations.
Logbook Order Form for catcher vessels and catcher/processors.
- 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
- Sport Halibut (guided and unguided)
- Subsistence Halibut
- 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 (charts)
- 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 (charts)
- 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.
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
National Regulations - Search and Comment
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