NATIONAL OCEANIC AND ATMOSPHERIC ADMINISTRATION ISSUES PROPOSED RULE: PACIFIC HALIBUT FISHERIES OF THE WEST COAST; 2026 CATCH SHARING PLAN AND RECREATIONAL FISHERY MANAGEMENT MEASURES

WASHINGTON, March 25 -- National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration has issued a proposed rule called: Pacific Halibut Fisheries of the West Coast; 2026 Catch Sharing Plan and Recreational Fishery Management Measures.

The proposed rule was published in the Federal Register on March 25 by Samuel D. Rauch, Deputy Assistant Administrator for Regulatory Programs, National Marine Fisheries Service.

Summary: NMFS proposes to approve changes to the Pacific Halibut Catch Sharing Plan (CSP) for the International Pacific Halibut Commission's (IPHC) regulatory Area 2A off Washington, Oregon, and California. In addition, NMFS proposes to implement management measures for the 2026 recreational fisheries in Area 2A that are not implemented through ...