National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration April 1, 2024 – Federal Register Recent Federal Regulation Documents

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Magnuson-Stevens Act Provisions; Fisheries Off West Coast States; Pacific Coast Groundfish Fishery; 2023-2024 Biennial Specifications and Management Measures; Inseason Adjustments

Document Number: 2024-06775

Type: Rule

Date: 2024-04-01

Agency: Department of Commerce, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

This final rule announces routine inseason adjustments to management measures in commercial and recreational groundfish fisheries. This action is intended to allow fishing vessels to access more abundant groundfish stocks while protecting rebuilding stocks.

https://regulations.justia.com/regulations/fedreg/2024/04/01/2024-06775.html

Fisheries Off West Coast States; Emergency Action To Temporarily Modify Continuous Transit Limitations for California Recreational Vessels

Document Number: 2024-04965

Type: Rule

Date: 2024-04-01

Agency: Department of Commerce, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

This emergency rule temporarily modifies a continuous transit requirement for California recreational vessels. This modification will temporarily allow recreational vessels to anchor overnight and/or stop to fish for non-groundfish species inside the seasonal Recreational Rockfish Conservation Area off the coast of California, also known as the 50-fathom (91-meter) offshore fishery. This emergency measure will prevent the possible cancellation of thousands of recreational fishing trips during the 2024 recreational fishing season off California.

https://regulations.justia.com/regulations/fedreg/2024/04/01/2024-04965.html