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
Quota Transfer: Atlantic Bluefin Tuna Angling Category Recreational Fishery
Quota Transfer: Atlantic Bluefin Tuna Angling Category Recreational Fishery
Issued
10/13/2026
Framework Adjustment 7 to the Spiny Dogfish Fishery Management Plan Proposed Rule
Framework Adjustment 7 to the Spiny Dogfish Fishery Management Plan Proposed Rule
Published
10/13/2026
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