WASHINGTON, Sept. 29 -- National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration has issued a rule called: Magnuson-Stevens Act Provisions; Fisheries Off West Coast States; Pacific Coast Groundfish Fishery; 2025-2026 Biennial Specifications and Management Measures; Inseason Adjustments; Correction.
The rule was published in the Federal Register on Sept. 29 by Shannon Bettridge, Acting Director, Office of Sustainable Fisheries, National Marine Fisheries Service.
Summary: NMFS is taking inseason action to correct its prior omissions in implementing the routine inseason adjustments to management measures in commercial groundfish fisheries published on August 20, 2026. This action revises regulations to include adjusted limited entry and open access s...