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  • 2025-03951 — North Pacific Fishery Management Council; Public Meeting
    Type:Notice
    Citation:90 FR 11944
    Reading Time:about 3 minutes

    The North Pacific Fishery Management Council will hold a series of public meetings from March 27 to April 7, 2025. The meetings will cover several topics, including vessel use caps, sablefish release procedures, crab protection measures in the Gulf of Alaska, and more. The sessions will be held virtually, allowing participants to join online through the Council's website. Public comments can be submitted in writing from March 7 to March 28, 2025, to ensure all voices are heard without technical issues affecting oral testimonies.

    Simple Explanation

    The North Pacific Fishery Management Council has planned some online meetings from March 27 to April 7, 2025, where they will talk about how to look after fish and crabs in the ocean. They want to hear what people think, so anyone can write to them with their ideas until March 28, 2025.

  • 2021-02639 — Fisheries of the Exclusive Economic Zone Off Alaska; Pacific Cod by Catcher Vessels Less Than 50 Feet (15.2 Meters) Length Overall Using Hook-and-Line Gear in the Central Regulatory Area of the Gulf of Alaska
    Type:Rule
    Citation:86 FR 8719
    Reading Time:about 2 minutes

    The National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS) has implemented a temporary rule to stop fishing for Pacific cod in the Central Regulatory Area of the Gulf of Alaska. This rule applies specifically to catcher vessels that are less than 50 feet in length and use hook-and-line gear. The ban is effective from February 5, 2021, to June 10, 2021, to prevent exceeding the allowed catch limits for the season. This decision ensures sustainable fishing practices and complies with the management plans set for the region.

    Simple Explanation

    The government is saying small boats can't catch too many fish in a part of Alaska's ocean because they want to make sure there's enough fish for the future. They're taking a break from fishing there until summer to help the fish population stay healthy.

  • 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.

  • 2021-03900 — Fisheries of the Exclusive Economic Zone Off Alaska; Removing the Processing Restriction on Incidentally Caught Squids and Sculpins in the Gulf of Alaska and the Bering Sea and Aleutian Islands Groundfish Fisheries
    Type:Proposed Rule
    Citation:86 FR 11716
    Reading Time:about 11 minutes

    The National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS) is proposing a rule to change how squids and sculpins caught in Alaskan waters are processed. Currently, they can only be processed into fishmeal, but the new rule would allow them to be processed into other products like bait or food. This is to prevent waste and give fishery businesses more flexibility. The public is invited to comment on this proposed rule until March 29, 2021.

    Simple Explanation

    The government wants to let people who catch squid and sculpins (a type of fish) in Alaska turn them into things other than fish food, like bait or snacks. They think this will help use more of what is caught and waste less, and they want to hear what people think about this idea.

  • 2025-06761 — Fisheries of the Exclusive Economic Zone off Alaska; Shortraker Rockfish in the Central Regulatory Area of the Gulf of Alaska
    Type:Rule
    Citation:90 FR 16468
    Reading Time:about 2 minutes

    The National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS) has issued a temporary rule that prohibits the retention of shortraker rockfish in the Central Regulatory Area of the Gulf of Alaska. This rule applies to all vessels except those enrolled in the Central GOA Rockfish Program with a cooperative quota permit. It is effective from April 15, 2025, through the end of the year, because the allowable catch limit for these fish has already been reached. This decision ensures the sustainability of the fish population as part of broader efforts to manage fishery resources under the Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation and Management Act.

    Simple Explanation

    The National Marine Fisheries Service has decided that, for 2025, only special boats with a special permit can catch a type of fish called shortraker rockfish in part of Alaska's waters because they've already caught as many as they should to keep the fish safe and happy.

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