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Final ruleTook effect Aug. 11, 2026

Fisheries of the Exclusive Economic Zone Off Alaska; Reallocation of Pollock in the Bering Sea and Aleutian Islands

Built by the Tribune's code from the Federal Register. No AI wrote this page. Published in the Federal Register Aug. 11, 2026. Document 2026-16336. Updated Nov. 7, 2026.

What it does

NMFS is reallocating the projected unused amounts of the Aleut Corporation pollock directed fishing allowance (DFA) from the Aleutian Islands subarea (AI) to the Bering Sea subarea (BS). This action is necessary to provide the opportunity for the harvest of the 2026 total allowable catch (TAC) of pollock, consistent with the goals and objectives of the Fishery Management Plan for Groundfish of the Bering Sea and Aleutian Islands Management Area (BSAI).

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:

50 CFR 679

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.), August 11, 2026, through 2400 hours, A.l.t., December 31, 2026.

The agency's dates, word for word.

Document number2026-16336
ActionTemporary rule; reallocation.
AgenciesCommerce Department; National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
PublishedAug. 11, 2026
Effective dateAug. 11, 2026
DocketNOAA-NMFS-2025-1098

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