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
Framework Adjustment 17 to the Monkfish Fishery Management Plan
Framework Adjustment 17 to the Monkfish Fishery Management Plan includes monkfish specifications for fishing years 2026-2028, streamlines to Accountability Measure triggers, and regulations defining default monkfish specifications.
Effective
09/28/2026
Updates to Greater Atlantic Region Catch Share Cost Recovery Programs Final Rule
Updates to Greater Atlantic Region Catch Share Cost Recovery Programs Final Rule
Published
09/11/2026
Western Oregon State Forests Habitat Conservation Plan
Notice of Intent To Prepare an Environmental Impact Statement for the Western Oregon State Forest Habitat Conservation Plan
- Notice of availability, Final EIS and Record of Decision (91 FR 57866, 09/11/20…
- Notice of availability; extension of comment period (87 FR 22531, 04/15/2022)
- Notice of availability and request for comments (87 FR 15383, 03/18/2022)
- Notice, extension of comment period (86 FR 18268, 04/08/2021)
- Notice (86 FR 13337, 03/08/2021)
Published
09/11/2026
Red Grouper Quota Holdback in Anticipation of Amendment 63 Implementation
This rule proposes to provide the NMFS Regional Administrator the authority to withhold a percentage of the 2027 commercial quota of red grouper equivalent to the portion of the commercial quota proposed for the quota pool in Amendment 63.
Comments Close
10/13/2026
Pacific Halibut Fisheries; Modifying Halibut Individual Fishing Quota (IFQ) Vessel Harvest Limitations in IFQ Areas 4A, 4B, 4C, 4D, and 4E
Pacific Halibut Fisheries; Modifying Halibut Individual Fishing Quota (IFQ) Vessel Harvest Limitations in IFQ Areas 4A, 4B, 4C, 4D, and 4E
Published
09/03/2026
Amendment 19: Shrimp Permit Moratorium
This action addresses the expiration of the federal shrimp permit moratorium in the Gulf of America (Gulf), and would extend the moratorium for 10 years, to expire on October 26, 2036, for commercial shrimp vessels in the Gulf.
Comments Close
09/24/2026
Final Rule: Bluefin Tuna, Atlantic Swordfish, and Northern Albacore Quotas
Final Rule: Bluefin Tuna, Atlantic Swordfish, and Northern Albacore Quotas
Effective
08/19/2026
Notice of Intent to Prepare an Environmental Analysis Assessing Potential Modifications to the Atlantic Large Whale Take Reduction Plan
NMFS intends to prepare an environmental analysis in accordance with the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) to analyze the impacts of alternatives to amend the Atlantic Large Whale Take Reduction Plan (Plan) if determined to be necessary to reduce mortalities and serious injuries of North Atlantic right whales (Eubalaena glacialis) and other large whales caused by entanglement in commercial trap/pot and gillnet fisheries along the U.S. East Coast.
Comments Close
10/16/2026
Proposed Rule to Revise Fishing Gear Regulations in Atlantic Highly Migratory Species Fisheries
Proposed Rule to Revise Fishing Gear Regulations in Atlantic Highly Migratory Species Fisheries
Comments Close
10/13/2026