Catch by species

• Fisheries of the Caribbean, Gulf of Mexico, and South Atlantic; Generic Annual Catch Limits/Accountability Measures Amendment for the Gulf of Mexico

NMFS issues this final rule to implement the Generic Annual Catch Limits/Accountability Measures Amendment (Generic ACL Amendment) to the Red Drum, Reef Fish Resources, Shrimp, and Coral and Coral Reefs Fishery Management Plans for the Gulf of Mexico (FMPs) as prepared and submitted by the Gulf of Mexico Fishery Management Council (Council). This rule defers management of selected species to other Federal or state agencies; removes species not currently in need of Federal management from the FMPs; develops species groups; modifies framework procedures; establishes annual catch limits (ACLs); and establishes accountability measures (AMs). The intent of this final rule is to specify ACLs for species not undergoing overfishing while maintaining sustainable catch levels.

• Federal Register Nbr. 76 FR 82044, December 29, 2011
• Rules and Regulations
• National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

• Fishingforecast

ONE OF THE MOST anticipated species of the summer fishing season has returned to coastal waters from North Carolina to the Chesapeake Bay. The cobia is one of the area's most exciting fish to catch for a variety of reasons - few of which are overshadowed by the species' intense fight and outstanding taste.

• The Virginian-Pilot and The Ledger-Star, Norfolk, VA
• June 18, 2009

• Fishingforecast

SHEEPSHEAD DIDN'T become one of the Chesapeake Bay's more popular gamefish until recently. The boom catches of a couple of years ago - largely the result of accidental catches by anglers seeking other species - sparked greater interest and increased awareness about how to catch sheepies.

• The Virginian-Pilot and The Ledger-Star, Norfolk, VA
• July 10, 2008

• 50 CFR 660.140 - Shorebased IFQ Program.

... of transferable QS for most groundfish species or species groups, IBQ for Pacific halibut, and tr... permit owners, a permit will be assigned catch history or relative history based on the landing h...

• Code of Federal Regulations - Title 50: Wildlife and Fisheries

• Boosting Alewives

An international commission has struggled mightily to come up with a way to satisfy fishing guides and conservation groups to end the long-standing disagreement over alewives in the St. Croix River. Their compromise plan falls short however, and worse, would formalize the dangerous precedent of putting the needs of a non- native species (and the people who want to catch it) above a native one. A plan written by scientists for the International Joint Commission, which deals with U.S.-Canadian border issues, would allow alewives access to one-third of their ancestral spawning grounds on the St. Croix River, which forms the border between Canada and the United States in Washington County. It would also set up a complex system for monitoring the growth of the alewife population. If the popu...

• Bangor Daily News
• July 12, 2010

• 50 CFR 648.90 - NE multispecies assessment, framework procedures and specifications, and flexible area action system.

... described in this section, the regulated species and ocean pout biennial review is considered a sep... shall review available data pertaining to: Catch and landings, discards, DAS allocations, DAS use, ...

• Code of Federal Regulations - Title 50: Wildlife and Fisheries

• 50 CFR 679.64 - Harvesting sideboard limits in other fisheries.

...(a) Harvesting sideboards for listed AFA catcher/processors. The Regional Administrator will restri... fishing for non-pollock groundfish species to protect participants in other groundfish fisher...

• Code of Federal Regulations - Title 50: Wildlife and Fisheries

• Fisheries of the Exclusive Economic Zone Off Alaska; Gulf of Alaska; Final 2011 and 2012 Harvest Specifications for Groundfish

NMFS publishes revisions to the final 2011 and 2012 harvest specifications and prohibited species catch allowances for the groundfish fisheries of the Gulf of Alaska (GOA) that are required by the final rule implementing Amendment 83 to the Fishery Management Plan for Groundfish of the Gulf of Alaska (FMP). This action is necessary to establish harvest limits for Pacific cod at the beginning of the 2012 fishing year consistent with the new Pacific cod sector allocations implemented by Amendment 83 and to accomplish the goals and objectives of the FMP. The intended effect of this action is to conserve and manage the groundfish resources in the GOA in accordance with the Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation and Management Act.

• Federal Register Nbr. 76 FR 81860, December 29, 2011
• Rules and Regulations
• National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

• Fisheries of the Caribbean, Gulf of Mexico, and South Atlantic; Comprehensive Annual Catch Limit Amendment for the South Atlantic

NMFS proposes regulations to implement the Comprehensive Annual Catch Limit Amendment (Comprehensive ACL Amendment) to the Fishery Management Plans (FMPs) for the Snapper-Grouper Fishery of the South Atlantic Region (Snapper-Grouper), the Golden Crab Fishery of the South Atlantic Region (Golden Crab), the Dolphin and Wahoo Fishery off the Atlantic States (Dolphin and Wahoo), and the Pelagic Sargassum Habitat of the South Atlantic Region (Sargassum) as prepared and submitted by the South Atlantic Fishery Management Council (Council). If implemented, this rule would specify annual catch limits (ACLs) and accountability measures (AMs) for species in the FMPs for Snapper- Grouper, Dolphin and Wahoo, and Golden Crab. The rule would also describe the current terminology and measures in place ...

• Federal Register Nbr. 76 FR 74757, December 01, 2011
• Proposed rules
• National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

• 50 CFR 679.32 - Groundfish and halibut CDQ catch monitoring.

... gear does not accrue to the PSQ for these species. The discard of halibut by vessels using pot or ji...

• Code of Federal Regulations - Title 50: Wildlife and Fisheries