Implementation of Provisions of the Illegal, Unreported, and Unregulated Fishing Enforcement Act of 2015, the Ensuring Access to Pacific Fisheries Act, and the James M. Inhofe National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2023
Published Date: 1/16/2025
Proposed Rule
Summary
The National Marine Fisheries Service is officially pulling back a 2022 plan to crack down on illegal fishing because new laws changed the game. This affects fishermen, seafood businesses, and anyone involved in Pacific fisheries, as the rules around illegal fishing are being updated but won’t be finalized under this Administration. Stay tuned for fresh rules that match the latest laws, with no immediate cost changes announced.
Analyzed Economic Effects
1 provisions identified: 0 benefits, 0 costs, 1 mixed.
2022 Illegal-Fishing Rule Withdrawn
If you fish commercially or run a seafood business, the National Marine Fisheries Service is withdrawing the proposed rule it published on July 8, 2022, and the withdrawal is effective January 16, 2025. The July 2022 proposal would have implemented the Agreement on Port State Measures to Prevent, Deter and Eliminate Illegal, Unreported and Unregulated Fishing (PSMA) and amended definitions and enforcement procedures for illegal, unreported, and unregulated (IUU) fishing; NMFS says it has been revising the proposal to conform to the December 23, 2022 NDAA but will not finalize a revised rule during this Administration. NMFS terminated that rulemaking and may issue a new proposed rule in the future.
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