Fisheries of the Exclusive Economic Zone Off Alaska; Dusky Rockfish in the West Yakutat District of the Gulf of Alaska
Built by the Tribune's code from the Federal Register. No AI wrote this page. Published in the Federal Register July 24, 2026. Document 2026-14993. Updated Nov. 7, 2026.
- What it does
NMFS is prohibiting directed fishing for dusky rockfish in the West Yakutat District of the Gulf of Alaska (GOA). This action is necessary to prevent exceeding the 2026 total allowable catch (TAC) of dusky rockfish in the West Yakutat District of the GOA.
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
Effective 1200 hours, Alaska local time (A.l.t.), July 22, 2026, through 2400 hours, A.l.t., December 31, 2026.
The agency's dates, word for word.
The record as published
| Document number | 2026-14993 |
|---|---|
| Action | Temporary rule; closure. |
| Agencies | Commerce Department; National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration |
| Published | July 24, 2026 |
| Effective date | July 22, 2026 |
| Docket | NOAA-NMFS-2025-1164 |
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