Magnuson-Stevens Act Provisions; Fisheries off West Coast States; Pacific Coast Groundfish Fishery; Cordell Bank Groundfish Conservation Area Revisions
Built by the Tribune's code from the Federal Register. No AI wrote this page. Published in the Federal Register June 23, 2026. Document 2026-12566. Updated Nov. 9, 2026.
- What it does
NMFS is issuing final regulations to remove the Cordell Bank Groundfish Conservation Area off central California for all groundfish fisheries and implement a new Groundfish Exclusion Area for all groundfish fisheries to protect sensitive habitat. The purpose of this action is to simplify regulatory complexity associated with overlapping fishery closures in the Cordell Bank area, and to increase fishing opportunities while still protecting the Cordell Bank ecosystem.
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.
- Before this
1 earlier Federal Register document under regulation identifier 0648-BN95 since Jan. 1, 2025.
- What happens next and when
Effective June 23, 2026.
The agency's dates, word for word.
The record as published
| Document number | 2026-12566 |
|---|---|
| Action | Final rule. |
| Agencies | Commerce Department; National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration |
| Published | June 23, 2026 |
| Effective date | June 23, 2026 |
| Regulation identifier (RIN) | 0648-BN95 |
| Docket | NOAA-NMFS-2025-0047 |
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