Fisheries of the Northeastern United States; Scup Fishery; 2026 Scup Winter I Commercial Quota Harvested
Built by the Tribune's code from the Federal Register. No AI wrote this page. Published in the Federal Register March 16, 2026. Document 2026-05073. Updated Nov. 13, 2026.
- What it does
NMFS announces that the 2026 scup Winter I commercial quota has been harvested. Vessels issued a commercial Federal fisheries permit for the scup fishery may not land scup for the remainder of the Winter I quota period. Regulations governing the scup fishery require publication of this notification to advise vessel and dealer permit holders that no Federal commercial quota is available for landing scup through the end of Winter I (April 30, 2026).
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.
- What happens next and when
Effective 0001 hours March 16, 2026, through April 30, 2026.
The agency's dates, word for word.
The record as published
| Document number | 2026-05073 |
|---|---|
| Action | Temporary rule; closure. |
| Agencies | Commerce Department; National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration |
| Published | March 16, 2026 |
| Effective date | March 16, 2026 |
| Docket | NOAA-NMFS-2025-0735 |
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