Fisheries of the South Atlantic; 2026 Recreational Accountability Measure and Closure for Snowy Grouper in the South Atlantic
Built by the Tribune's code from the Federal Register. No AI wrote this page. Published in the Federal Register June 2, 2026. Document 2026-11017. Updated Nov. 10, 2026.
- What it does
NMFS implements an accountability measure (AM) and closure for the recreational harvest of snowy grouper in South Atlantic Federal waters. NMFS reduces the length of the snowy grouper 2026 recreational fishing season to prevent landings from exceeding the recreational annual catch limit (ACL) in 2026 as they did in 2025. Accordingly, NMFS announces the adjusted closure date for the snowy grouper 2026 recreational fishing season in South Atlantic Federal waters to protect the snowy grouper resource.
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
The closure is effective at 12:01 a.m., local time, June 7, 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 | 2026-11017 |
|---|---|
| Action | Temporary rule; closure. |
| Agencies | Commerce Department; National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration |
| Published | June 2, 2026 |
| Effective date | June 7, 2026 |
| Docket | NOAA-NMFS-2015-0125 |
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