Magnuson-Stevens Act Provisions; Fisheries of the Northeastern United States; Northeast Multispecies Fishery; Allocation of 2026 Northeast Multispecies Annual Catch Entitlements and Notice of Default Specifications
Built by the Tribune's code from the Federal Register. No AI wrote this page. Published in the Federal Register April 27, 2026. Document 2026-08172. Updated Nov. 12, 2026.
- What it does
This final rule allocates Northeast multispecies annual catch entitlements (ACE) to approved groundfish sectors and permit banks for fishing year 2026 based on 2026 annual catch limits (ACL) set in Framework Adjustment 69 to the Northeast Multispecies Fishery Management Plan (FMP) or default specifications and provides notice of specifications for 11 stocks that are set by default in accordance with existing regulations. This action is intended to allow limited access permit holders to continue to operate sectors, as authorized under the FMP.
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
Northeast multispecies annual catch entitlements for sectors are effective May 1, 2026, through April 30, 2027. Default catch limits are effective May 1, 2026, through October 31, 2026, unless replaced by another action before November 1, 2026. If a subsequent action is not implemented on or before October 31, 2026, sectors would be prohibited from fishing in the stock areas of stocks with expired default catch limits beginning November 1, 2026, unless and until replaced by catch limits for those stocks.
The agency's dates, word for word.
The record as published
| Document number | 2026-08172 |
|---|---|
| Action | Final rule. |
| Agencies | Commerce Department; National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration |
| Published | April 27, 2026 |
| Effective date | May 1, 2026 |
| Docket | NOAA-NMFS-2025-0004 |
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