Fisheries of the South Atlantic; 2026 Recreational Accountability Measure and Closure for Gag in the South Atlantic
Built by the Tribune's code from the Federal Register. No AI wrote this page. Published in the Federal Register April 22, 2026. Document 2026-07792. Updated Nov. 12, 2026.
- What it does
NMFS implements an accountability measure (AM) and closure for the recreational harvest of gag in South Atlantic Federal waters. As a result of gag recreational landings exceeding the recreational annual catch limit (ACL) in 2025, NMFS reduces the length of the gag 2026 recreational season to prevent landings from exceeding the recreational ACL in 2026. Accordingly, NMFS announces the gag 2026 recreational season in South Atlantic Federal waters will close on August 2, 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 185 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
This temporary rule is effective from 12:01 a.m. on August 2, 2026, until 12:01 a.m., local time, on January 1, 2027.
The agency's dates, word for word.
The record as published
| Document number | 2026-07792 |
|---|---|
| Action | Temporary rule; closure. |
| Agencies | Commerce Department; National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration |
| Published | April 22, 2026 |
| Effective date | Aug. 2, 2026 |
| Docket | NOAA-NMFS-2015-0125 |
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