WASHINGTON, Aug. 28 -- National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration has issued a rule called: Pacific Halibut Fisheries of the West Coast; Inseason Action for the 2026 Area 2A Pacific Halibut Directed Commercial Fishery.
The rule was published in the Federal Register on Aug. 28 by Kelly Denit, Director, Office of Sustainable Fisheries, National Marine Fisheries Service.
Summary: NMFS announces an inseason action for the 2026 Pacific halibut non-Tribal directed commercial fishery in the International Pacific Halibut Commission's (IPHC) regulatory Area 2A. This action adds a fishing period, September 1 through September 3, 2026, with a fishing period catch limit of 5, 000 pounds (lb) (2.27 metric tons (mt)) per vessel, dressed weight. Th...