Fisheries of the Exclusive Economic Zone Off Alaska; Groundfish Reserves in the Bering Sea and Aleutian Islands Management Area
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- What it does
NMFS apportions amounts of the non-specified reserve to the initial total allowable catch (ITAC) of Bering Sea (BS) Pacific ocean perch, Bering Sea and Aleutian Islands (BSAI) northern rockfish, and BSAI "other flatfish." This action is necessary to allow the fisheries to continue operating. It is intended to promote the goals and objectives of the fishery management plan for the BSAI management area.
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 October 30, 2026, through 2400 hours, Alaska local time, December 31, 2026. Comments must be received at the following address no later than 4:30 p.m., Alaska local time, October 15, 2026.
The agency's dates, word for word.
The record as published
| Document number | 2026-20019 |
|---|---|
| Action | Temporary rule; apportionment of reserves; request for comments. |
| Agencies | Commerce Department; National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration |
| Published | Sept. 30, 2026 |
| Effective date | Sept. 30, 2026 |
| Comments close | Oct. 15, 2026 |
| Docket | NOAA-NMFS-2025-1098 |
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