National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration January 2021 – Federal Register Recent Federal Regulation Documents

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New England Fishery Management Council; Public Hearings
Document Number: 2020-29239
Type: Notice
Date: 2021-01-06
Agency: Department of Commerce, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
The New England Fishery Management Council is convening Supplemental Scoping Hearings on Draft Amendment 5 to the Northeast Skate Complex Fishery Management Plan via webinar to consider actions affecting New England fisheries in the exclusive economic zone. The public input received will be brought to the full Council for formal consideration and action, if appropriate.
International Fisheries; Pacific Tuna Fisheries; 2021 Commercial Fishing Restrictions for Pacific Bluefin Tuna in the Eastern Pacific Ocean
Document Number: 2020-28999
Type: Proposed Rule
Date: 2021-01-05
Agency: Department of Commerce, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
NMFS is proposing regulations under the Tuna Conventions Act of 1950, as amended (TCA), to implement Inter-American Tropical Tuna Commission (IATTC) Resolution C-20-02 (``Measures for the Conservation and Management of Bluefin Tuna in the Eastern Pacific Ocean, 2021''). This proposed rule would implement annual limits on commercial catch of Pacific bluefin tuna (Thunnus orientalis) in the eastern Pacific Ocean (EPO) for 2021. This action is necessary to conserve Pacific bluefin tuna and for the United States to satisfy its obligations as a member of the IATTC.
Nominations for the Western and Central Pacific Fisheries Commission Permanent Advisory Committee
Document Number: 2020-29075
Type: Notice
Date: 2021-01-04
Agency: Department of Commerce, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
NMFS, on behalf of the Secretary of Commerce, is seeking nominations for the advisory committee established under the Western and Central Pacific Fisheries Convention Implementation Act (Act). The Permanent Advisory Committee, composed of individuals from groups concerned with the fisheries covered by the Western and Central Pacific Fisheries Convention (Convention), will be given the opportunity to provide input to the U.S. Commissioners to the Western and Central Pacific Fisheries Commission (Commission) regarding the deliberations and decisions of the Commission.
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