NATIONAL OCEANIC AND ATMOSPHERIC ADMINISTRATION ISSUES RULE: MAGNUSON-STEVENS ACT PROVISIONS; FISHERIES OF THE NORTHEASTERN UNITED STATES; NORTHEAST MULTISPECIES FISHERY; ALLOCATION OF 2026 NORTHEAST MULTISPECIES ANNUAL CATCH ENTITLEMENTS AND NOTICE OF DEFAULT SPECIFICATIONS

WASHINGTON, April 27 -- National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration has issued a rule called: Magnuson-Stevens Act Provisions; Fisheries of the Northeastern United States; Northeast Multispecies Fishery; Allocation of 2026 Northeast Multispecies Annual Catch Entitlements and Notice of Default Specifications.

The rule was published in the Federal Register on April 27 by Samuel D. Rauch III, Deputy Assistant Administrator for Regulatory Programs, National Marine Fisheries Service.

Summary: This final rule allocates Northeast multispecies annual catch entitlements (ACE) to approved groundfish sectors and permit banks for fishing year 2026 based on 2026 annual catch limits (ACL) set in Framework Adjustment 69 to the Northeast Multispecies...