NATIONAL OCEANIC AND ATMOSPHERIC ADMINISTRATION ISSUES RULE: MAGNUSON-STEVENS FISHERY CONSERVATION AND MANAGEMENT ACT PROVISIONS; MODIFICATIONS TO CONFORM U.S. FISHERY REGULATIONS WITH THE PRESIDENTIAL PROCLAMATION UNLEASHING COMMERCIAL FISHING IN THE ATLANTIC

WASHINGTON, April 6 -- National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration has issued a rule called: Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation and Management Act Provisions; Modifications To Conform U.S. Fishery Regulations With the Presidential Proclamation Unleashing Commercial Fishing in the Atlantic.

The rule was published in the Federal Register on April 6 by Samuel D. Rauch III, Deputy Assistant Administrator for Regulatory Programs, National Marine Fisheries Service.

Summary: This action rescinds regulations issued under the Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation and Management Act (Magnuson-Stevens Act) that restrict commercial fishing within the Northeast Canyons and Seamounts Marine National Monument (Monument). This action is necessary ...