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Coastal Migratory Pelagic Resources of the Gulf of America and Atlantic Region; 2025-2026 Commercial Closure for Spanish Mackerel in the Atlantic Southern Zone
The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration published this final rule in the Federal Register on February 4, 2026. It took effect on February 7, 2026.
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What the agency says
NMFS closes commercial harvest for the Atlantic migratory group of Spanish mackerel in the southern zone. NMFS projects that landings of Spanish mackerel will soon reach the commercial quota for the Atlantic southern zone in the 2025-2026 fishing year. Accordingly, NMFS closes the Atlantic southern zone to commercial harvest of Spanish mackerel. This closure is necessary to protect the Spanish mackerel resource in the Atlantic.
Key facts
- Document number
- 2026-02275
- Type
- Final rule
- Action
- Temporary rule; closure
- Agency
- Commerce Department; National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
- Published
- February 4, 2026
- Takes effect
- February 7, 2026
- Dates
- This temporary rule is effective from February 7, 2026, through February 28, 2026.
- Docket
- Docket No. 140819687-5583-02; RTID 0648-XF497
- Code of Federal Regulations
- 50 CFR 622
- Pages
- 2
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