National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration October 17, 2023 – Federal Register Recent Federal Regulation Documents

Pacific Island Fisheries; Modification of Seabird Interaction Mitigation Measures in the Hawaii Deep-Set Longline Fishery
Document Number: 2023-22799
Type: Proposed Rule
Date: 2023-10-17
Agency: Department of Commerce, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
NMFS proposes to modify seabird interaction mitigation measures to require federally permitted Hawaii deep-set longline vessels that set fishing gear from the stern to use a tori line (bird scaring streamer) in place of the currently required thawed, blue-dyed bait and strategic offal (fish, fish parts, or spent bait) discharge when fishing above 23[deg] N latitude. This action is expected to improve the overall efficacy and operational practicality of required seabird mitigation measures by reducing seabird bycatch and creating operational and administrative efficiency for fishermen and NMFS.
North Pacific Fishery Management Council; Public Meeting
Document Number: 2023-22827
Type: Notice
Date: 2023-10-17
Agency: Department of Commerce, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
The North Pacific Fishery Management Council (Council) Bering Sea Fishery Ecosystem Plan Climate Change Taskforce (BSFEP CC) will meet November 1, 2023 through November 2, 2023.
Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants; Proposed Protective Regulations for the Threatened Banggai Cardinalfish (Pterapogon Kauderni); Extension of Comment Period
Document Number: 2023-22821
Type: Proposed Rule
Date: 2023-10-17
Agency: Department of Commerce, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
We, NMFS, are extending the public comment period by 60 days for our proposed rule to promulgate protective regulations for the Banggai cardinalfish (Pterapogon kauderni). The end of the public comment period is extended from October 16, 2023, to December 15, 2023.
Fisheries of the Northeastern United States; Atlantic Herring Fishery; Adjustment to the 2023 Specifications
Document Number: 2023-22875
Type: Rule
Date: 2023-10-17
Agency: Department of Commerce, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
NMFS is adjusting the 2023 Atlantic herring specifications for the remainder of 2023. Herring regulations specify that NMFS will subtract 1,000 metric tons (mt) from the management uncertainty buffer and reallocate it to the herring annual catch limit and Area 1A sub- annual catch limit if NMFS determines that the New Brunswick weir fishery landed less than 2,722 mt of herring through October 1.
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