Notices and Rules
Modifications to Other Shallow Water Grouper Complex Management Measures
This action would reduce catch limits for the Other SWG complex (scamp, yellowmouth grouper, black grouper, yellowfin grouper) in the Gulf and establish a fixed closed season for the recreational sector constrain SWG harvest.
Effective
01/01/2027
Guam Bottomfish Annual Catch Limit and Accountability Measures
NOAA Fisheries is modifying the annual catch limit and accountability measures for Mariana bottomfish management unit species in Guam.
Effective
11/02/2026
Regulatory Amendment 36 to the Fishery Management Plan for the Snapper Grouper Fishery of the South Atlantic Region
Regulatory Amendment 36 to the Fishery Management Plan for the Snapper Grouper Fishery of the South Atlantic Region
Effective
10/28/2026
Final Framework and 2026 Limits for Striped Marlin in the Western and Central Pacific
NOAA Fisheries finalizes framework to determine striped marlin catch and longline retention limits in the Pacific Ocean, west of 150°W longitude and north of the Equator.
Effective
10/14/2026
Gear Marking and Entanglement Risk Reduction
Gear Marking and Entanglement Risk Reduction
Published
10/13/2026
Quota Transfer and Quota Adjustment: Atlantic Bluefin Tuna General Category Fishery
Quota Transfer and Quota Adjustment: Atlantic Bluefin Tuna General Category Fishery
Issued
10/06/2026
Amendment 4 to the Puerto Rico Fishery Management Plan: Reclassification of the Rainbow Runner as a Pelagic Fish
Amendment 4 to the Puerto Rico Fishery Management Plan: Reclassification of the Rainbow Runner as a Pelagic Fish
Effective
10/05/2026
Amendment 62: Gulf Red Grouper Management Measures
Amendment 62 would revise the red grouper OFL, ABC, sector allocations, total and sector ACLs and ACTs. In addition, it would eliminate the shallow-water grouper February-March recreational closure in federal waters seaward of the 20-fathom boundary.
Effective
10/02/2026
2026–2027 Annual Specifications and Management Measures for Pacific Sardine
Harvest specifications and management measures for Pacific sardine for July 1, 2026, through June 30, 2027
Published
10/02/2026
Exempted Fishing Permits in Alaska: Federal Register Rules and Notices
Announces receipt of an exempted fishing permit (EFP) application for pollock catcher vessels (CVs) using pelagic trawl gear in the eastern Bering Sea and Gulf of Alaska (GOA) to evaluate the efficacy of electronic monitoring.
- Notice of Application - SeaShare, Inc. and Glacier Fish Co. (91 FR 62500,10/01/…
- Notice of Application - North Pacific Fisheries Research Foundation (90 FR 1385…
- Notice of Application - Trident Seafoods (89 FR 79526, 09/30/2024)
- Notice of Application - United Catcher Boats (84 FR 50018, 09/24/2019)
- Notice of Application - Alaska Pacific University (83 FR 60408, 11/26/2018)
Published
10/01/2026