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Final ruleTook effect Oct. 28, 2026

Fisheries Off West Coast States; West Coast Salmon Fisheries; Rebuilding Plan for the Overfished Queets River Spring/Summer Chinook Salmon Stock

Built by the Tribune's code from the Federal Register. No AI wrote this page. Published in the Federal Register Sept. 28, 2026. Document 2026-19813. Updated Nov. 5, 2026.

What it does

This final rule will implement the rebuilding plan recommended by the Pacific Fishery Management Council (Council) for the overfished Queets River Spring/Summer Chinook salmon stock (Queets sp/su Chinook salmon). This final rule identifies changes to the regulations to implement the rebuilding plan.

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

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 October 28, 2026.

The agency's dates, word for word.

Document number2026-19813
ActionFinal rule.
AgenciesCommerce Department; National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
PublishedSept. 28, 2026
Effective dateOct. 28, 2026
Regulation identifier (RIN)0648-BN25
DocketNOAA-NMFS-2024-0113

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