Science Advisory Board; Meeting

by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration on 04/14/2021.

This notice sets forth the schedule and proposed agenda for two meetings of the Science Advisory Board (SAB). The members will discuss issues outlined in the section on Matters to be considered.

Pacific Halibut Fisheries; Catch Sharing Plan

by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration on 04/13/2021.

NMFS issues this proposed rule to revise regulations for the commercial individual fishing quota (IFQ) Pacific halibut (halibut) fisheries for the 2021 IFQ fishing year. This proposed rule would remove limits on the maximum amount of halibut IFQ that may be harvested by a vessel, commonly known as vessel use caps, in IFQ regulatory areas 4A...

North Pacific Fishery Management Council; Public Meeting

by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration on 04/13/2021.

The North Pacific Fishery Management Council (Council) Bering Sea Fishery Ecosystem Plan (BS FEP) Team will meet May 3, 2021, and from May 24, 2021, through May 25, 2021.

Takes of Marine Mammals Incidental to Specified Activities; Taking Marine Mammals Incidental to Oil and Gas Activities in Cook Inlet, Alaska

by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration on 04/13/2021.

Pursuant to the Marine Mammal Protection Act (MMPA), as amended, and implementing regulations, NMFS issued a Letter of Authorization (LOA) to Hilcorp Alaska LLC (Hilcorp) to take marine mammals incidental to oil and gas activities in Cook Inlet, Alaska.

Fisheries of the South Atlantic; South Atlantic Fishery Management Council; Public Meeting

by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration on 04/13/2021.

The South Atlantic Fishery Management Council (Council) will hold a meeting of its Scientific and Statistical Committee (SSC) via webinar. See SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION.

Takes of Marine Mammals Incidental to Specified Activities; Taking Marine Mammals Incidental to Marine Site Characterization Surveys off of Delaware

by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration on 04/12/2021.

In accordance with the regulations implementing the Marine Mammal Protection Act (MMPA) as amended, notification is hereby given that NMFS has issued an incidental harassment authorization (IHA) to Skipjack Offshore Energy, LLC (Skipjack) to incidentally harass, by Level B harassment only, marine mammals during marine site characterization...

New England Fishery Management Council; Public Meeting

by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration on 04/12/2021.

The New England Fishery Management Council's is convening an ad-hoc social science sub-panel of its Scientific and Statistical Committee (SSC) via webinar to conduct a peer review of Northeast Multispecies and Atlantic Scallops Specifications via webinar to consider actions affecting New England fisheries in the exclusive economic zone (EEZ)....

Caribbean Fishery Management Council; Public Meeting

by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration on 04/12/2021.

The Caribbean Fishery Management Council (CFMC) will hold the 173rd public meeting (virtual) to address the items contained in the tentative agenda included in the SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION.

Mid-Atlantic Fishery Management Council; Public Meeting

by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration on 04/12/2021.

The Mid-Atlantic Fishery Management Council's (MAFMC) Bluefish Advisory Panel will hold a public meeting, jointly with the Atlantic States Marine Fisheries Commission (ASMFC) Bluefish Advisory Panel.

Pacific Fishery Management Council; Public Meeting

by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration on 04/12/2021.

The Pacific Sablefish Transboundary Assessment Team (PSTAT), in collaboration with the Northwest Fisheries Science Center (NWFSC), Alaska Fisheries Science Center (AFSC), Department of Fisheries and Oceans (DFO), Alaska Department of Fish and Game (ADF&G), Pacific Fishery Management Council (PFMC), and North Pacific Fishery Management Council...

Taking and Importing Marine Mammals; Taking Marine Mammals Incidental to Geophysical Surveys Related to Oil and Gas Activities in the Gulf of Mexico; Correction

by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration on 04/09/2021.

This notice contains corrections to a final rule. The document being corrected is the regulations governing the Taking and Importing of Marine Mammals; Taking Marine Mammals Incidental to Geophysical Survey Activities in the Gulf of Mexico, which was published on January 19, 2021. The regulations will become effective on April 19, 2021.

Fisheries of the Exclusive Economic Zone Off Alaska; Pollock in the West Yakutat District of the Gulf of Alaska

by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration on 04/09/2021.

NMFS is prohibiting directed fishing for pollock in the West Yakutat District of the Gulf of Alaska (GOA). This action is necessary to prevent exceeding the 2021 total allowable catch of pollock in the West Yakutat District of the GOA.

Marine Mammals and Endangered Species

by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration on 04/09/2021.

Notice is hereby given that permit has been issued to the following entity under the Marine Mammal Protection Act (MMPA).

Meeting of the Advisory Committee on Commercial Remote Sensing

by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration on 04/09/2021.

The Advisory Committee on Commercial Remote Sensing (``ACCRES'') will meet for 2 half-day meetings on April 27 and April 28, 2021.

Agency Information Collection Activities; Submission to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for Review and Approval; Comment Request; Fishermen's Contingency Fund

by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration on 04/09/2021.

Agency Information Collection Activities; Submission to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for Review and Approval; Comment Request; Cooperative Game Fish Tagging Report

by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration on 04/09/2021.

Agency Information Collection Activities; Submission to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for Review and Approval; Comment Request; Alaska Region Logbook and Activity Family of Forms

by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration on 04/09/2021.

Endangered and Threatened Species; Take of Anadromous Fish

by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration on 04/08/2021.

NMFS is extending the public comment period for the Notice of Intent (NoI) to prepare the Western Oregon State Forests Habitat Conservation Plan (WOSF HCP) Environmental Impact Statement (EIS). We, NMFS, intend to prepare an EIS, in accordance with the requirements of the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA), to analyze the potential impacts...

Fisheries of the South Atlantic; Southeast Data, Assessment, and Review (SEDAR); Public Meeting

by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration on 04/07/2021.

The SEDAR 77 assessment of the Atlantic stock of hammerheads will consist of a stock identification (ID) process, data webinars/ workshop, a series of assessment webinars, and a review workshop.

Virtual Meetings of the Advisory Committee to the U.S. Section to the International Commission for the Conservation of Atlantic Tunas' Species Working Groups

by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration on 04/07/2021.

The Advisory Committee to the U.S. Section of the International Commission for the Conservation of Atlantic Tunas (ICCAT) is announcing the convening of its spring meeting.