Fisheries of the Exclusive Economic Zone Off Alaska; Reallocation of Pacific Cod in the Bering Sea and Aleutian Islands Management Area
Built by the Tribune's code from the Federal Register. No AI wrote this page. Published in the Federal Register Oct. 13, 2026. Document 2026-20860. Updated Nov. 5, 2026.
- What it does
NMFS is reallocating the projected unused amounts of Pacific cod from catcher vessels using trawl gear to catcher vessels less than 60 feet (18.3 m) length overall (LOA) using hook-and-line or pot gear in the Bering Sea and Aleutian Islands management area (BSAI). This action is necessary to allow the 2026 total allowable catch (TAC) of Pacific cod in the BSAI to be harvested.
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.), October 13, 2026, through 2400 hours, A.l.t., December 31, 2026.
The agency's dates, word for word.
The record as published
| Document number | 2026-20860 |
|---|---|
| Action | Temporary rule; reallocation. |
| Agencies | Commerce Department; National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration |
| Published | Oct. 13, 2026 |
| Effective date | Oct. 13, 2026 |
| Docket | NOAA-NMFS-2025-1098 |
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