Atlantic Highly Migratory Species; 2026 Atlantic Shark Commercial Fishing Year
Built by the Tribune's code from the Federal Register. No AI wrote this page. Published in the Federal Register April 30, 2026. Document 2026-08416. Updated Nov. 11, 2026.
- What it does
In this action, NMFS adjusts the base annual commercial quotas for the 2026 Atlantic shark commercial fishing year as allowable based on underharvests from the 2025 fishing year. The 2026 Atlantic shark commercial fishing year opened on January 1, 2026, under the base annual commercial quotas and default commercial retention limits. This action is necessary to provide additional fishing opportunities for commercial shark fishermen to harvest optimum yield from the Atlantic shark fisheries.
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 final rule is effective April 30, 2026 through December 31, 2026.
The agency's dates, word for word.
- Check it yourself
The record as published
| Document number | 2026-08416 |
|---|---|
| Action | Temporary final rule. |
| Agencies | Commerce Department; National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration |
| Published | April 30, 2026 |
| Effective date | April 30, 2026 |
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