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Final rule

Fisheries Off West Coast States; Modification of the West Coast Salmon Fisheries; Inseason Action #23-#24

Built by the Tribune's code from the Federal Register. No AI wrote this page. Published in the Federal Register Aug. 13, 2026. Document 2026-16537. Updated Nov. 7, 2026.

What it does

NMFS announces two inseason actions for the 2026 portion of the 2025-2026 ocean salmon fisheries. These inseason actions modified the commercial and recreational salmon fisheries in the area from Cape Falcon, Oregon to the United States/Mexico border.

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 660

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 effective dates for these inseason actions are set out in this document under the heading "Inseason Actions" and the action remained in effect until superseded or modified.

The agency's dates, word for word.

Document number2026-16537
ActionInseason modification of 2025-2026 management measures.
AgenciesCommerce Department; National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
PublishedAug. 13, 2026
DocketNOAA-NMFS-2025-0001

Source: the Federal Register (public domain). The document in the Federal Register