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Fisheries of the Exclusive Economic Zone Off Alaska; Demersal Shelf Rockfish in the Western, Central, and West Yakutat Regulatory Areas of the Gulf of Alaska
The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration published this final rule in the Federal Register on February 9, 2026. It took effect on February 6, 2026.
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What the agency says
NMFS is prohibiting directed fishing of demersal shelf rockfish in the Western, Central, and West Yakutat Regulatory Areas of the Gulf of Alaska (GOA). This action is necessary to prevent exceeding the 2026 total allowable catch (TAC) of demersal shelf rockfish in the Western, Central, and West Yakutat Regulatory Areas of the GOA.
Key facts
- Document number
- 2026-02489
- Type
- Final rule
- Action
- Temporary rule; closure
- Agency
- Commerce Department; National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
- Published
- February 9, 2026
- Takes effect
- February 6, 2026
- Dates
- Effective 1200 hours, Alaska local time (A.l.t.), February 6, 2026, through 2400 hours, A.l.t., December 31, 2026.
- Docket
- Docket No. 250312-0037; RTID 0648-XF462
- Code of Federal Regulations
- 50 CFR 679
- Pages
- 2
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