Notices and Rules
Amendment 58B: Modifications to Deep-water Grouper Management Measures
For the Deep-water Grouper (DWG) complex, this amendment would revise status determination criteria, revise catch limits, set a recreational ACL, revise sector allocations, and establish recreational accountability measures .
Published
05/06/2026
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.
Published
04/02/2026
2026 Golden and Blueline Tilefish Specifications Proposed Rule
2026 Golden and Blueline Tilefish Specifications
Published
03/30/2026
2026-2028 Northeast Skate Specifications Proposed Rule
2026-2028 Northeast Skate Specifications
Published
03/26/2026
Amendment 25 to the Northeast Multispecies FMP
NMFS proposes to revise Atlantic cod stock unit definitions in the Northeast Multispecies FMP, and to implement regulations to set status determination criteria, specifications, and commercial and recreational measures for the revised cod stock units.
Published
03/18/2026
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.
Issued
03/18/2026
2026 Chub Mackerel, Squid, and Butterfish Fishery Specifications
NOAA Fisheries proposes 2026-2028 specifications for the Mackerel, Squid, and Butterfish Fishery Management Plan
Published
03/16/2026
Pacific Halibut Catch Sharing Plan and Annual Management Measures - Federal Register Rules and Notices
Annual management measures governing the Pacific halibut fishery that have been recommended by the International Pacific Halibut Commission (IPHC) and accepted by the Secretary of State.
- Final Rule: 2026 Annual Management Measures (91 FR 14464, 03/25/2026)
- Final Rule: 2025 Annual Management Measures (90 FR 13293, 03/21/2025)
- Final Rule: 2024 Annual Management Measures (89 FR 19275, 03/18/2024)
- Final Rule: 2023 Annual Management Measures (88 FR 14066, 03/07/2023)
- Final Rule: 2022 Annual Management Measures (87 FR 12604, 03/07/2022)
Effective
03/12/2026
Framework 14: Modifications to Spanish Mackerel Catch Limits in the Gulf of America
CMP Framework 14 and the proposed rule would:
• Reduce the stock annual catch limit from 11.3 million pounds to 9.63 million pounds, and
• Modify the in-season closure accountability measure to a post season monitoring accountability measure
Issued
03/03/2026
Final Rule for 2024-2027 Atlantic Deep-Sea Red Crab Specifications
Final Rule for 2024-2027 Atlantic Deep-Sea Red Crab Specifications
Effective
03/01/2026