Magnuson-Stevens Act Provisions; Fisheries Off West Coast States; Pacific Coast Groundfish Fishery; Cordell Bank Groundfish Conservation Area Revisions
Built by the Tribune's code from the Federal Register. No AI wrote this page. Published in the Federal Register Feb. 2, 2026. Document 2026-02043. Updated Nov. 15, 2026.
- What it does
NMFS issues these proposed regulations to remove the Cordell Bank Groundfish Conservation Area off central California for all groundfish fisheries and implement a new Groundfish Exclusion Area for all groundfish fisheries to protect sensitive habitat. The purpose of this proposed rule is to simplify regulatory complexity associated with overlapping fishery closures in the Cordell Bank area, and to increase fishing opportunity, while still protecting the Cordell Bank ecosystem. NMFS also announces the availability of a draft environmental assessment that analyzes the potential effects of the proposed rule.
The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration's summary, as published in the Federal Register.
- What it would change
1 part of Title 50 of the Code of Federal Regulations:
- Before this
No earlier Federal Register document under regulation identifier 0648-BN95 since Jan. 1, 2025.
Since then:
- What happens next and when
Comments on this proposed rule must be received on or before March 4, 2026.
The agency's dates, word for word.
The record as published
| Document number | 2026-02043 |
|---|---|
| Action | Proposed rule; request for comments. |
| Agencies | Commerce Department; National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration |
| Published | Feb. 2, 2026 |
| Comments close | March 4, 2026 |
| Regulation identifier (RIN) | 0648-BN95 |
| Docket | NOAA-NMFS-2025-0047 |
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