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  • 2025-04025 — Fisheries of the Caribbean, Gulf of Mexico, and South Atlantic; Snapper-Grouper Fishery of the South Atlantic; Amendment 55
    Type:Proposed Rule
    Citation:90 FR 12287
    Reading Time:about 19 minutes

    The National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS) announced the availability of Amendment 55 to the Fishery Management Plan for the Snapper-Grouper Fishery in the South Atlantic. This amendment proposes removing the yellowmouth grouper from its current grouper complex and forming a new complex with scamp, while setting new rules and catch limits to rebuild the species' populations. The amendment aims to prevent overfishing, achieve optimum yield, and minimize negative impacts on fishing communities. Public comments on the amendment are invited until May 16, 2025.

    Simple Explanation

    The plan wants to help some fish types get better by changing their groups and figuring out safe numbers to catch, like playing fair with toys to make sure everyone has enough. They're asking people what they think about this plan until May 16, 2025.

  • 2025-05499 — Fisheries of the Exclusive Economic Zone Off Alaska; Reallocation of Pollock in the Bering Sea and Aleutian Islands
    Type:Rule
    Citation:90 FR 14211
    Reading Time:about 3 minutes

    The National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS) is shifting unused pollock fishing allowances from the Aleutian Islands to the Bering Sea to ensure the full harvest of the 2025 pollock quota. This reallocation involves transferring 12,100 metric tons from the Aleut Corporation's allocation and 1,900 metric tons from the Community Development Quota to various sectors in the Bering Sea. The action, effective March 28, 2025, ensures that the goals of the Fishery Management Plan are met and complies with regulations under the Magnuson-Stevens Act. Additionally, usual notice and comment procedures were waived to expedite this change based on recent data.

    Simple Explanation

    The government is moving some extra fish from one part of Alaska to another so that people can catch them all before the year ends. They skipped some usual steps to do this fast, but some people might be worried about the fairness and if it's good for nature.

  • 2024-29451 — Fisheries of the Northeastern United States; Atlantic Deep-Sea Red Crab Fishery; 2025 Atlantic Deep-Sea Red Crab Specifications
    Type:Rule
    Citation:89 FR 100919
    Reading Time:about 4 minutes

    The National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS), part of NOAA and the Commerce Department, has finalized the catch limits for the 2025 Atlantic deep-sea red crab fishery. This decision sets the annual catch limit and total allowable landings to prevent overfishing and ensure the sustainable harvesting of these crabs. The rules, effective from March 1, 2025, to February 28, 2026, are aligned with the Atlantic Deep-Sea Red Crab Fishery Management Plan, ensuring that the plan's goals are met without negatively impacting small businesses or requiring new data collection efforts.

    Simple Explanation

    The people in charge of the ocean have decided how many red crabs can be caught in 2025 to keep them from running out. They want to make sure there are enough crabs for everyone in the future.

  • 2021-02521 — Fisheries of the Northeastern United States; Summer Flounder Fishery; Retroactive Quota Transfer From NC to MA
    Type:Rule
    Citation:86 FR 8559
    Reading Time:about 2 minutes

    The National Marine Fisheries Service has announced that North Carolina will transfer a portion of its 2020 summer flounder fishing quota to Massachusetts. This change is being made retroactively due to quota transfer provisions in the Summer Flounder Management Plan and was necessary to cover fish landings by a North Carolina vessel in Massachusetts. The adjusted quotas for 2020 are now 3,026,316 pounds for North Carolina and 802,549 pounds for Massachusetts. This adjustment ensures compliance with fishery management rules and allows for proper calculation of future quotas.

    Simple Explanation

    The National Marine Fisheries Service is letting everyone know that North Carolina gave some of its 2020 fishing rights for a type of fish called summer flounder to Massachusetts. This is to make sure the fishing rules are followed so North Carolina’s fishing in Massachusetts doesn't cause any trouble.

  • 2021-01224 — Fisheries of the Caribbean, Gulf of Mexico, and South Atlantic; Dolphin and Wahoo Fishery Off the Atlantic States; Amendment 12
    Type:Proposed Rule
    Citation:86 FR 7524
    Reading Time:about 7 minutes

    The South Atlantic Fishery Management Council is proposing Amendment 12 to the Fishery Management Plan for the Dolphin and Wahoo Fishery off the Atlantic States. This amendment aims to add bullet mackerel and frigate mackerel as ecosystem component species, recognizing their role as important prey in the ecosystem. Public comments on the proposal are invited until March 30, 2021. If approved, this change would heighten awareness about these species without implementing new management measures for dolphin and wahoo.

    Simple Explanation

    The South Atlantic Fishery Management Council wants to add two small fish, bullet mackerel and frigate mackerel, to a special list for the Dolphin and Wahoo Fishery because they are important food for other fish. They are asking people to share their thoughts until March 30, 2021, but they won't make new rules for fishing dolphin and wahoo right now.

  • 2024-30247 — Fisheries of the Exclusive Economic Zone Off Alaska; Inseason Adjustment to the 2025 Gulf of Alaska Pollock and Pacific Cod Total Allowable Catch Amounts
    Type:Rule
    Citation:89 FR 103698
    Reading Time:about 5 minutes

    The National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS) is making a temporary adjustment to the 2025 fishing limits for pollock and Pacific cod in the Gulf of Alaska. This adjustment is necessary because the original limits were based on outdated data. The new limits are intended to match the most recent scientific recommendations and ensure that fishing practices do not harm endangered Steller sea lions. Public comments on these changes can be submitted until January 3, 2025.

    Simple Explanation

    The fish police are changing how much fish people can catch next year in a big ocean area near Alaska because they found new information that wasn't right before. They want to make sure we don't catch too much so the sea lions have enough to eat, and people have until January 3, 2025, to say what they think about this change.

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