Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation and Management Act Provisions; Fisheries of the Northeastern United States; Northeast Multispecies Fishery; Framework Adjustment 69
Built by the Tribune's code from the Federal Register. No AI wrote this page. Published in the Federal Register March 9, 2026. Document 2026-04585. Updated Nov. 14, 2026.
- What it does
NMFS approves regulations to implement specifications and management measures in Framework Adjustment 69 to the Northeast Multispecies Fishery Management Plan, as proposed, with one adjustment to Georges Bank haddock; approves Northeast multispecies (groundfish) sectors and allocations; sets recreational measures and common pool possession limits; and clarifies and corrects existing regulations. This action is necessary to respond to updated scientific information and to achieve the goals and objectives of the fishery management plan. The measures are intended to help prevent overfishing, rebuild overfished stocks, achieve optimum yield, and ensure that management measures are based on the best scientific information available.
The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration's summary, as published in the Federal Register.
- What changed in the regulation
1 part of Title 50 of the Code of Federal Regulations:
Wording on eCFR: the day before it took effect and from the day it took effect (first part listed).
- Compared with
The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration has published 186 final rules in 2026 so far, compared with 184 in all of 2025.
Counted by the Tribune from Federal Register records since Jan. 1, 2025.
- Before this
1 earlier Federal Register document under regulation identifier 0648-BN23 since Jan. 1, 2025.
- What happens next and when
This rule is effective March 9, 2026.
The agency's dates, word for word.
The record as published
| Document number | 2026-04585 |
|---|---|
| Action | Final rule. |
| Agencies | Commerce Department; National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration |
| Published | March 9, 2026 |
| Effective date | March 9, 2026 |
| Regulation identifier (RIN) | 0648-BN23 |
| Docket | NOAA-NMFS-2025-0004 |
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