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  • 2024-28328 — Fisheries of the Northeastern United States; Atlantic Bluefish Fishery; Quota Transfer From Rhode Island to North Carolina
    Type:Rule
    Citation:89 FR 95723
    Reading Time:about 2 minutes

    The National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS) announced a temporary rule allowing Rhode Island to transfer part of its 2024 bluefish quota to North Carolina, in line with the Atlantic Bluefish Fishery Management Plan. The transfer involves 50,000 pounds of bluefish to help North Carolina avoid exceeding its quota. This adjustment keeps within the legal framework of fishery management laws and is effective from December 2 to December 31, 2024.

    Simple Explanation

    Rhode Island is giving some of its fish to North Carolina because North Carolina doesn't have enough. This is like sharing extra cookies so that everyone has enough by the end of the year.

  • 2024-30977 — Fisheries of the Exclusive Economic Zone Off Alaska; Reallocation of Pacific Cod in the Central Regulatory Area of the Gulf of Alaska
    Type:Rule
    Citation:89 FR 105481
    Reading Time:about 3 minutes

    The National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS), part of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), is reallocating some of the Pacific cod quota in the Gulf of Alaska. This reallocation involves moving unused quota from trawl catcher vessels to hook-and-line catcher vessels that are 50 feet or longer, and to catcher/processors that use trawl gear. The change is effective from December 20, 2024, and aims to ensure the total allowable catch for Pacific cod is fully utilized. NMFS made this decision quickly, without public comment, because the most recent data required an immediate response.

    Simple Explanation

    In a big ocean area off Alaska, some fishers didn't use all their fish allowance for Pacific cod, so the fish bosses decided to give that leftover fish to different fishers with bigger boats and different fishing tools to make sure all the fish are caught.

  • 2024-28466 — International Fisheries; Pacific Tuna Fisheries; Fish Aggregating Device Design and Reporting Requirements in the Eastern Pacific Ocean
    Type:Rule
    Citation:89 FR 96906
    Reading Time:about 17 minutes

    The National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS) has implemented new regulations to improve fish aggregating device (FAD) management in the eastern Pacific Ocean. These regulations require FADs to be made with non-entangling and biodegradable materials, aiming to reduce marine pollution. By 2025, non-entangling material must be used, and by 2029, both surface and subsurface parts of FADs must be fully biodegradable. Vessel owners must report data on recovered FADs unless an observer has already collected the information.

    Simple Explanation

    The government says boats that catch fish must use special toys in the ocean made from safe and friendly materials by 2029 to help the ocean stay clean and happy. These toys help fishermen catch fish but need to be checked and reported, so they know everything is being done right.

  • 2025-02695 — Fisheries of the Exclusive Economic Zone Off Alaska; Pacific Cod in the Western Regulatory Area of the Gulf of Alaska
    Type:Rule
    Citation:90 FR 9694
    Reading Time:about 2 minutes

    The National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS) is closing directed fishing for Pacific cod by certain American Fisheries Act catcher vessels in a specific area of the Gulf of Alaska. This closure is to prevent these vessels from catching more than the set limit of 55 metric tons for 2025. The decision is effective from February 12, 2025, to December 31, 2025, and was made quickly due to new data indicating that the limit would be reached soon. This action ensures sustainable fishing practices in the area.

    Simple Explanation

    The government has told some boats that catch fish in the Gulf of Alaska that they need to stop catching a type of fish called Pacific cod, starting from February 12, 2025, until the end of the year, because they've almost caught the limit for the whole year and need to let the fish population stay healthy.